Darkness visible
To add to the autumn excitement brought about by the publication of The Secret Commonwealth, Pullman's world will be made visible on-screen in November in the BBC's much-anticipated adaptation of the trilogy known as His Dark Materials, a much welcome reboot following the 2007 release of T...
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| Published in: | New Statesman 2019, Vol.148 (5492), p.44-45 |
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| Format: | Review |
| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | To add to the autumn excitement brought about by the publication of The Secret Commonwealth, Pullman's world will be made visible on-screen in November in the BBC's much-anticipated adaptation of the trilogy known as His Dark Materials, a much welcome reboot following the 2007 release of The Golden ComPass, an unsatisfying film adaptation of Northern Lights. Lyra's world is controlled by an ecclesiastical authority known as the Magisterium, devoted to the aggressive suppression of heresy; suffice to say that many of Lyra's escapades concern her efforts to escape its clutches. The forces of good and evil are at war in ways that often bring to mind present-day concerns: the new Master of Jordan, for instance, comes not from academia but from the board of a giant pharmaceutical company, bringing unwelcome changes to the college. |
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| ISSN: | 1364-7431 1758-924X |