“It would be really helpful.”ĭiamant says she is no fan of violence but was pleased with how the two-parter handles a particularly disturbing sequence, straight from the pages of Genesis as well as her book, in which Dinah’s brothers take bloody revenge on the Canaanite prince and all the male members of his tribe after the prince rapes Dinah, or, as The Red Tent imagines it, after she and he embark on a passionate romance. I wish we had a modern-day red tent,” she adds.

The actress tells us that one of her biggest takeaways from the experience was “the camaraderie we all developed together roughing it in the desert. The sense of a feminine family extended into the real-life relationships that grew among the cast members on location in Morocco, according to Morena Baccarin. But mostly she likes “the way that it’s true to the message of women as strong and competent.” She’s also pleased with the mini’s faithfulness in depicting “the importance of women’s relationships with each other - friendships and family relationships.” So, what does the author think? “I’m happy about a lot,” says Diamant, 63, who has authored four other novels as well as seven guidebooks on Jewish living. > Celebrity Milestone Birthdays in December It's sexy and exotic, with sumptuous images of biblical women communing together in the private confines of their “earthbound rainbow” shelter and otherwise dealing with life amid the windswept wastes of antiquity. 7 and 8 with its miniseries adaptation starring Rebecca Ferguson ( Mission: Impossible 5) as Dinah, daughter of the biblical Jacob Minnie Driver as Leah, Dinah’s mother Morena Baccarin ( Homeland) as Rachel, Jacob’s beloved second wife and Debra Winger as Jacob’s mother, Rebecca. LifetimeĮver since Anita Diamant's 1997 novel, The Red Tent, blew up into a global best seller - with a reported 3.3 million copies in 28 languages sold - fans have debated what it would be like to see the Bible-inspired work come to life on film. Rebecca Ferguson (Dinah), left, Will Tudor (Joseph) and Minnie Driver (Leah).

The red tent author