How sad is this?

Captivating movie !

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

In general I don't like historical stories because it often tells the story of warriors with no spirit, only narrating the quest of victory. But this story shows a great sense of tragedy. I really loved how it was telling the story of real people, the tragic events in a family that explain certain human behaviors, the sense of honor or respect. I found the movie conveyed a great sense of human spirit. Everything is really human, anyone would understand each character I think. The main character seemed also very real, the actress did an excellent job. I had the impression of seeing the story of a real woman, one that gets hurt, and overcomes the difficulties on her own. I didn't mind God was not mentioned, I found the focus on the people to be more relevant because it depicts how humans are. I really felt torn about the story of each character. It was so epic! Great tragedy.It also got me more interested in biblical stories, I might read more of it because of this movie. For example, I would like to read more about the story of Joseph. This movie and the original author have the merit to draw the attention on biblical stories and characters. I didn't even know Jacob had a daughter, choosing Dinah as the narrator gives power to the story and offers us an original and great angle to view the story. Thanks for bringing her to my attention.

I understand that Dinah was a minor character in the Bible, and so Anita Diamant wrote a book that cast her as the main character. My mom read the book and liked it. Well, the movie is too hokey. I don't know what the general aim was, but it comes across as one of those melodramatic biblical epics from the '50s or '60s. One of the men came across as a mangled version of Khal Drogo (and it turns out that some of the cast members of "The Red Tent" are best known from "Game of Thrones").Basically, movies like this are the reason why Monty Python made "Life of Brian". I do not recommend it. Had I been watching it alone, I would've spent the whole time making the sorts of comments that Mike, Servo and Crow make at crummy movies on "Mystery Science Theater 3000".

If you are expecting a rehashing from the book of Old Jewish Fairy Tales this isn't it. This is a totally engrossing drama loosely based on the daughter of the biblical figure who was Jacobs daughter told from her perspective. I have to add it to my collection. I can't find it on DVD or Blue Ray so I'm breaking out my old VCR and waiting for it to come back on. This Movie was made for a more sophisticated taste. After watching the first night I was hooked and had to see part two. After reading the other reviews I'm a bit confused, did they think it was going to be a bible story ? I guess they hated most John Wayne movies too since they were mostly fiction too. I absolutely LOVED The Red Tent and I'm determined to own a copy.

I don't understand why the author even used the bible as a basis since the storyline doesn't even compare to what is in the small portion of Dinah's story in the bible. Drivel and boring. Started watching and thought "what? this is being called fiction because it is" Kept watching to see if there was any redeeming qualities. Storyline was boring; it was choppy. Jacob was misrepresented in much of the film and many of the story lines were changed to fit the narrative of the author. Old theme with Hebrew characters. Since I had taped them after watching most of episode 1, I went to episode 2 and fast forwarded through 75% of the movie. Watched the last bit and it had nothing of value in it either. Don't waste your time. Maybe if it had just been a story without trying to make people think it came from the Bible it might have been more palatable but I don't think I would have liked it anyway.