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The Golden Compass (2007) -- In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.

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Writers (WGA):
Chris Weitz (screenplay)
Philip Pullman (novel)
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Release Date:
7 December 2007 (USA) more
Tagline:
"It is the Alethiometer. It tells the truth. As for how to read it, you'll have to learn by yourself." more
Plot:
In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 26 nominations more
User Reviews:
Surprisingly Good more (614 total)


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Also Known As:
À la croisée des mondes - La boussole d'or (Belgium: French title) (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
La brújula dorada (Argentina) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
A Bússola Dourada (Portugal) [pt]
A Bússola de Ouro (Brazil) [pt]
Altin pusula (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Der goldene Kompass (Germany) [de]
Det gyldne kompas (Denmark) [da]
Det gylne kompasset (Norway) [no]
Guldkompassen (Sweden) [sv]
Kuldne kompass (Estonia) [et]
Kultainen kompassi (Finland) [fi]
La bussola d'oro (Italy) [it]
To asteri tou Vorra (Greece) [el]
Zlatý kompas (Czech Republic) [cs]
Zlatni kompas (Serbia) [sr]
Zlatni kompas (Croatia) [hr]
Zloty Kompas (Poland) [pl]
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence.
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113 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Filming took 100 days. Dakota Blue Richards was in every scene of the film aside from two which required her to shoot for 98 out of the 100 days. more
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Continuity: In the Bolvangar scene, when the children are writing letters to their families, the nurse is walking from table to table when she stops to see Billy not writing anything. In the same shot while the nurse says "Billy Costa-", Roger is next to Billy with his head down, concentrating on writing his letter.But in the next shot when the nurse says "-why didn't you write anything? Your parents must be missing you terribly", Roger is looking up at the nurse. In the next shot after that while Billy replies, Roger's head is down again. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Serafina Pekkala: There are many universes and many Earths parallel to each other. Worlds like yours, where people's souls live inside their bodies, and worlds like mine, where they walk beside us, as animal spirits we call daemons.
Stelmaria: Are we going to see the child?
Lord Asriel: I should think so.
Serafina Pekkala: So many worlds. But connecting them all is Dust. Dust was here before the witches of the air, the Gyptians of the water, and the bears of the ice. In my world, scholars invented an alethiometer - a golden compass - and it showed them all that was hidden. But the ruling power, fearing any truth but their own, destroyed these devices and forbade the very mention of Dust. One compass remains, however, and only one who can read it.
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Referenced in The Butterfly Tattoo (2009) more
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Lyra more

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171 out of 288 people found the following review useful.
Surprisingly Good, 1 December 2007
8/10
Author: impairedproductions from United States

For some strange reason, a theater in the middle of the cornfield in Indiana had a sneak preview of the Golden Compass, and being a fan of the books I decided to take advantage of it. I wasn't sure what I was getting into, as there seems to be a rather large glut of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings wannabes crowding theaters now and in the near future. This version of the Golden Compass beautifully brings the books to life and was very pleasing to watch with rather nice visuals. The acting is quite good, especially from the young lead, and the animation makes one wonder what they can't do with computers these days. The only true complaint I have about this movie is that it is difficult to understand and follow if one is not familiar with the books. Some scenes at the beginning seems disconnected, but after the halfway point the story comes together. The Golden Compass series is rather dark in its nature, and I'm glad that the movie didn't pull any punches with the supernatural combat (which is awesome, specifically when the witches and bears do battle). Some liberty is taken with the story as expected, and many church references are renamed, but the quality of the story never suffers. I recommend the movie and I look forward to seeing the rest of the trilogy completed.

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