I had read the book and was very excited to see the film. However, the DVD was faulty and kept skipping sections of the story. We cleaned the DVD, but we were never able to view the complete film and finally gave up. The film used subtitles which made it difficult to follow the story at times. Also, the film followed two story lines, present and past; in the novel, only the story from the past was presented. All in all, I loved the book, but the film was a disappointment.