Sunday, January 27, 2008

THE GOLDEN COMPASS- A GRAND ENTERTAINER OF 2008


The Golden Compass is an Academy Award-nominated fantasy film based on Northern Lights (also known as The Golden Compass), the first novel in Philip Pullman's trilogy His DarkMaterials, and was released on December 5, 2007 by New Line Cinema. THE GOLDEN COMPASS IS a part of the His Dark Materials film series. The project was announced in February 2002, following the success of other recent adaptations of fantasy epics, and at $180 million is one of New Line's biggest-budget projects ever after a series of box office disappointments preceding the release.

STORY:
The story concerns Lyra, an orphan living in a fantastical parallel universe in which a dogmatic dictatorship called the Magisterium menaces to dominate the world. When Lyra's friend is kidnapped, she travels to the far North to rescue him by again joining his uncle.

Before its release, the film received criticism from secular organizations and fans of His Dark Materials for the dilution of the religious elements from the novels, as well as from some religious organizations for the source material's perceived anti-Catholic and atheistic themes. The film was met with mixed reviews, and failed to meet expectations at the U.S. box office, but its international performance more than tripled the U.S. figures, surpassing $250 million for a total of $321.5 million
it was released on 25th january 2008 in india and successfully running in theatres



Directed by Chris Weitz

Written by Philip Pullman (novel)Chris Weitz


Starring
Daneil Craig

Dakota Blue Richards

Ian McKellen

Ian McShane

Sam Elliott

Eva Green
Music : Alexandre Desplat.
Editing : Anne V. Coates.
trailer

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