dawnsinbox Omgosh I LOVED this movie so much. Maria Bonnevie WAS Dina. I'd never seen her before. Now I want to see all ger work. She was AMAZING in this one. Everyone was. I'm ready to watch it again.

artem_k I feel I must disagree with the previous review of this film. The title of the move is, after all "I Am Dina," and not "We are the people who live and interact with Dina." The fact that the director of this film does not indulge in a more in-depth exploration of the supporting characters is to be expected, as the premise of the movie is that it allows us to witness the world through Dina's eyes, to see the effect other people have on her, and to a lesser extent, the effect she has on them. In this way, the movie is an astounding success. The masterfully crafted dialogue allows for the unique, if subordinate, personas of the supporting actors to shine through while not overpowering the focus of the story: an achingly real, beautiful woman who fights a personal struggle on both the internal and external fronts. This is certainly not a movie for every one. At times, it leaves one feeling as a guest in the imagination of the director as he reads an excellent book; as such the movie deserves an audience that is capable of being swept away by a story.

visus The pictorial language of I am Dina pays tribute and homage to the great directors Bergman and Tarkovski.The characterisazion is well done and psychologically convincing.The cast is well chosen and especiallyMaria Bonneville is a revelation. The overall feeling of the movie is typically Swedish/Nordic : life is a lonely quest with grief and pain always on the doorstep ,tender feelings and worryfree joy are brief escapes from it.Although the movie can be considered Arthouse ,it is a more accesseble one. People who liked The Piano , The Elephant Man, or Camille Claudel must see this picture. Some visuals are such strong statements that will linger on in your mind , for example when young Dina stands before the burning washhouse and her father is going to the boat that will take him to Bergen.This a masterpiece of a visual that is symbolic for the whole movie and narrative. There are only two weakneses in the movie 1 it`s title ,it`s to simple and not convincing ( it should be something like "Amongst the ghosts of loved ones " or shorter " Going away " ). 2 Dina`s stallion sex with a number of men is somewhat unconvincing, it doesn`t express her longing for togetherness but only her strong willpower.But it`s exactly the two of them together that drives her.Willy van Wessel

taukohurina Yet another of these painfully pleasant and touching movies with aimlessly drifting females going through life abused and swindled by various groomed men. This movie is bitter and fixed on torturing every one that isn't wearing a dress. From the beginning to the end this movie tries to blame everything on the men that do not understand the woman that doesn't understand men. "Dina" is a very scandinavian film about scandinavian women made for scandinavian women. The actors perform brilliantly, though. Maria Bonnevie manages to create an image of a bold, horselike defiant, psychotic and ignorant boy-girl who can't seem to be able to process her feelings toward other people and her self while the whole world seems to expect her to be a manly diplomatic leader while she really is just a girl from the country.