So now I am going to read the book....the film, I felt was slow moving in a few places, and yet the two story lines, and their eventual meeting were very well done. I don't think current North American audiences are used to having two main characters like the two in this film. I liked how the film was done....the music, the quiet, the connecting threads. I've never been a fan of going back and forth between times, and yet this had to happen in this film. I recommend seeing it.