The Red Tent Premiers Sunday
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| Lifetime’s miniseries The Red Tent, based on the best-selling novel by Anita Diamant, premieres December 7 and December 8 at 9pm ET/PT. The Red Tent is a sweeping tale that takes place during the times of the Old Testament, told through the eyes of Dinah, the daughter of Leah and Jacob. Airing over two nights, the all-star cast includes Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Minnie Driver (Return to Zero, About a Boy), Emmy nominee Morena Baccarin (Homeland), Golden Globe nominee Rebecca Ferguson (The White Queen), Iain Glen (Game of Thrones), Will Tudor (Game of Thrones) and Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Emmy nominee Debra Winger (Terms of Endearment). | |||
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| The miniseries begins with Dinah’s (Ferguson) happy childhood spent inside the red tent where the women of her tribe gather and share the traditions and turmoil of ancient womanhood. The film recounts the story of Dinah’s mothers Leah (Driver), Rachel (Baccarin), Zilpah and Bilhah, the four wives of Jacob (Glen). Dinah matures and experiences an intense love that subsequently leads to a devastating loss, and the fate of her family is forever changed. Winger portrays Rebecca, Jacob’s mother while Tudor stars as Joseph, Dinah’s brother. | |||
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| The Red Tent has sold millions of copies worldwide and has been translated in 28 languages. The novel is a New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today and Entertainment Weekly top-ten bestseller. | |||
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| Produced by Sony Pictures Television, The Red Tent is executive produced by Paula Weinstein (Blood Diamond). Roger Young (Law & Order) directs from a script by Elizabeth Chandler (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) and Anne Meredith (Secrets of Eden).
Women of the Bible to Air Immediately before The Red Tent
The husband-wife team of Mark Burnett and Roma Downey—producersof the popular mini-series, The Bible—have produced a new two-hour LifetimeSpecial, The Women of the Bible, set to air right before The Red Tent. The program will includemy friend Priscilla Shirer among other high-profile women Bible teachers.
The Women of the Bible, narrated by Downey, will recount storiesfrom Scripture, and it is billed as “a fresh look at the sacred text from theperspective of its heroines.” Faith leaders such as Shirer, ChristineCaine, Victoria Olsen, Eva Rodriguez, and Joyce Meyer will reveal little knownfacts about Eve, Sarah, Rehab, Mary Magdalene, and the Virgin Mary. Alsoproviding commentary is Kay Warren, who is scheduled to speak at DTS on April20 as the keynote speaker at our conference on Ministry to the Marginalized.
Come back here on December 4 to find out my take on the film as well as my suggestions for watching.
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