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Post by lynette on Jun 30, 2009 6:46:54 GMT 8
There is a scene in Fins when Tomas confronts Dina and it is a turning point for his character who was meek to Dina's will to that point. Dina is one of those films that are too psychologically complex to be able to surmise the plots, intensions, and thrulines by looking at screencaps. Even after you watched the film, there is some mulling over to be done. Reading the book has the advantage of getting into Dina's brain... A huge advantage whenage speaks so little! I would buy the book now, if it were also in the Czech language. I think it is not.....  |
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Post by Laura2102 on Jul 2, 2009 16:23:20 GMT 8
I was so lucky and actually managed to get hold of a copy of Dina's Book and Dina's Son on eBay, from what I could see they were the only ones on there.
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Post by cat on Jul 2, 2009 19:57:01 GMT 8
Did you pay much for them Laura?
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Post by jenny on Jul 2, 2009 21:26:28 GMT 8
Just to review the titles again. "Dina's Book" and "Dina's Son" by Herbjorg Wassmo? Somebody mentioned a 3rd title also.
With all this rain I had to take the kids on an adventure and whilst doing so discovered a great "gently read" book store. After talking with the owner for a bit he seems to be able to find rare titles and is very reasonabely priced. I will let you know if I am able to get multiple copies of any of the many titles discussed in the various threads. I have him in search of a Dr. Z for me.
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Post by brooke on Jul 3, 2009 1:22:26 GMT 8
Cat, maybe this helps. I got one this Wednesday for 1€ on ebay, lots of them (over 5O!) in the German edition there to be found. |
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Post by Laura2102 on Jul 3, 2009 5:23:34 GMT 8
Did you pay much for them Laura? I only paid a couple of pounds for each of them Cat. |
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Post by cat on Jul 3, 2009 18:01:21 GMT 8
Thank you for the info Brooke & Laura!  |
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Post by Laura2102 on Jul 6, 2009 6:39:25 GMT 8
I've received them both now but I'm still trying to get through Doctor Zhivago which is taking me forever, I just have no time at all to read it.
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Post by Laura2102 on Aug 21, 2009 2:22:23 GMT 8
Finished Dina's Book, took me a while to get into it. I then read a Marian Keyes novel and have recently started Dina's Son which like Dina's Book is taking me a while to get into, I'm hoping it'll pick up though like the first one did.
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Post by tsv on Aug 29, 2009 19:58:29 GMT 8
Well, that "Dina's book" seems very much worth reading. The only problem the past half an hour's been which copy and from where to buy it. Different versions of the same thing is something I have troubles dealing with. I never thought the movie Dina in love with anyone or even capable to love. It seemed to me that, if she ever had it, she lost the ability with her mom's death. She felt sort of a strong affection towards her teacher and the Russian guy but probably because she found something in common with them (the music and the supernatural bit (?!) respectively). It's like she was all the time living in a world of her own and not letting anyone in. Tomas appeared to be the only person she saw during her loneliness right after the mother died. In a way he was special as well but more like pet spacial than human. Tomas, on the other hand, was obviously in love with her, though I can't help thinking his love sprang more from a sense of pity and inexperience than anything else. It seemed to me he wasn't after marrying her and climbing the social ladder but more after giving comfort and love to another human being who appeared to be deprived of those. In other words, the grown-up Tomas had worked out in his head an unrealistic image of deserted, weak, scared Dina who needs care and love and the possibility that she'll turn to him at any time maked him stick around. The man is obviously delusional, I'd say, just as living-in-one's-own-world as Dina but his delusiveness is expressed in a totally opposite quiet restrained way (or then again I'm using way too much of my imagination in watching movies  ). All in all, I liked the movie even though it seemed to me the characters and their relationships weren't as deeply explored as I'd wished them to be. I particularly liked the scenery. It suited the general mood very well! |
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Post by brooke on Oct 24, 2009 0:49:29 GMT 8
Last weekend I stumbled quite by chance upon the program of a cinema in a little town in the south west of Germany (it's most famous son is Hermann Hesse). They are showing I Am Dina in the late show, two weeks now, don't know about how long it's been showing before I noticed it. I'm quite impressed.
The cinema says on its web site, that it has the "biggest screen in the Black Forest"! How sweet is that?
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Post by Gg on Nov 15, 2009 4:21:01 GMT 8
You can now instantly watch "I Am Dina" on Netflix, if you're a member!
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Post by Gg on Jul 18, 2010 0:24:12 GMT 8
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Post by rowan222 on Dec 6, 2010 4:23:53 GMT 8
I've been meaning to watch this for awhile now. I've had it in my netflix instant queue for awhile now!
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Post by Gg on Dec 6, 2010 12:32:23 GMT 8
Gird your loins!!! Dina is quite a girl!
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