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The Golden Compass on DVD

THE GOLDEN COMPASS is an adaptation of the first book in the beloved but controversial fantasy series by Phillip Pullman. The story opens with Lyra Belacqua (Dakota Blue Richards) an orphan girl who lives in an alternate world that is similar to earth, but where people's souls exist outside of their bodies in animal form. The people are ruled by a shadowy and oppressive council known as the Magisterium, which is doing it's best to keep everyone from getting information about what is called "Dust." Lyra's Uncle Asriel (Daniel Craig) has been researching Dust, and he has seen to it that Lyra is given safe shelter at Jordan College. But when the visiting Mrs. Coulter (Nicole Kidman) arrives, she asks Lyra to accompany her on a trip to the North to meet the Panserbjorne, a race of armored bears. Director Chris Weitz, Robert Shaye Star Christopher Lee, Nicole Kidman, Eva Green, Ben Walker, Daniel Craig, Clare Higgins, Special Features: Widescreen 2.35 Audio: DTS-ES 6.1 - English Dolby Surround 5.1 EX Dolby Surround 2.0 Subtitles - English, Spanish Year of Release: 2007.