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"Though I live halfway across the world, I exist in an American media bubble. So I have been thoroughly caught up in the chatter over The Golden Compass, the adaptation of Northern Lights, the first novel in Philip Pullman&amp;#39;s brilliant sci-fi trilogy &amp;quot;His Dark Materials.&amp;quot; Regardless of the controversy over the books&amp;#39; anti-organized religion message (which no one gives a crap about in France), talk of the movie&amp;#39;s special effects, its plot, etc., more than anything I&amp;#39;m interested in the costumes on Nicole Kidman.\nNK&amp;#39;s character is a devious ice queen, politically connected and ruthless. (Manola Dargis&amp;#39;s NY Times review today says, &amp;quot;for once, the smooth planes of her face, untroubled by visible lines, serve the character.&amp;quot;) Though her character was dark-haired in the book, here her hair and pale skin are so beautifully complemented by costume designer Ruth Myers&amp;#39;s pale, drab gold clothes, the effect is sinister perfection.\nPinterestFacebookLove the little touches of shimmering lavender in the lace jacket.\nPHOTO: \u00A9New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett CollectionPinterestFacebookMyers had the budget to make a lot of the costumes from scratch. I wish Nicole had worn this one out in public, as she looks better here than I&amp;#39;ve seen her in a long time.\nPHOTO: \u00A9New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett CollectionThe movie has been out in Paris since Wednesday, but I haven&amp;#39;t had the chance to see it yet. Hopefully soon.\nAnything you all are looking forward to seeing? Especially for the costumes?\n&amp;#8212;Alex\nImages: New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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