i really like this film more each time i view it . one of the rare film i know which take their time to tell the story . no mtv cut style frantic cutting but lovingly dwell on face and person and landscape etc . yes and maybe some of the costume aren not 100 % correct and maybe some part of the soundtrack do irritate with their loudness and but that to me be minor flaw . i really think they capture the big picture of kristin early life and her get to know erlend nikulausson perfectly in tone at least and even if some small episode of course be miss from the film . and even the odd addition here and there i think do make sense in the context of the film . i just hope there will someday be someone who with equal skill and pacing take the other two novel to the silver screen too . in short represent one of my favorite film right now .