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The Red Tent (TV Miniseries)

The Red Tent

2014

Roger Young

Minnie Driver, Morena Baccarin, Rebecca Ferguson, Iain Glen ...

5.6

302

TV Series. Adventure. Drama Her name is Dinah. In the Bible her life is only hinted at during a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters about her father, Jacob, and his dozens of sons in the Book of Genesis. Told through Dinah's eloquent voice, this sweeping novel reveals the traditions and turmoil of ancient womanhood. Dinah's tale begins with the story of her mothers: Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah, the four wives of Jacob. They love Dinah ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Robert Rorke New York Post	"'The Red Tent' would have benefited from more subtlety (...) Still, it is a major step up from the network’s usual fare of films."	NEU
United States	David Hinckley New York Daily News	"With Minnie Driver and Morena Baccarin as two of Jacob’s wives, and Debra Winger as Dinah’s blunt-speaking grandmother, the story is engaging both as untold Biblical fable and modern-day television. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Allison Keene The Hollywood Reporter	"It is at times charming and different, and a good fit for Lifetime."	POS
United States	Brian Lowry Variety	"The biblical setting provides an arresting backdrop for soapy material that otherwise falls squarely in Lifetime’s wheelhouse."	NEU
United States	Sarah Rodman Boston Globe	"How the miniseries turns [its] aspirations into drama leaves much to be desired over its four hours, stranding the viewer in a place as dry and desolate--and sometimes as confusing--as the desert inhabited by its characters."	NEG

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