The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula le Guin

Posted by Star Eater on April 18, 2015 at 9:29am

Sorry I haven't been around or contributing for ages. Many things took over my life...

Here's a new BBC adaptation of this classic award-winning SciFi novel in 2 parts. 2nd episode added now.
And the BBC are going to be broadcasting new adaptations of the first 3 Earthsea novels too very soon, in 6 parts I believe.

PART 1 PART 2

Adapted by Judith Adams

58 minutes

Science fiction with incredible humanity from a brilliant feminist writer. This is the first dramatisation of Ursula Le Guin's 1969 novel which is as groundbreaking in its approach to gender as when it was first published over 45 years ago.

In a snow-changed city in the middle of an Ice Age on an alien world, one young man prepares for the biggest mission of his life. Alone and unarmed, Genly Ai has been sent from Earth to persuade the world of Gethen to join The Ekumen, a union of planets. But it's a task fraught with danger. Genly is shocking to the natives. This is a world in which humans are ambigendered - everyone can be a mother, and everyone can be a father.

First Minister Estraven is the only person who champions Genly's cause, but their relationship is deeply incomprehensible and troubling. Genly's life is at risk and he must decide who to trust.

Director: Allegra McIlroy.

Genly Ai Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Estraven Lesley Sharp
Argaven Toby Jones
Tibe Louise Brealey
Faxe Noma Dumezweni
Ashe Ruth Gemmell
Ong Tot Adjoa Andoh
Shusgis Stephen Critchlow
Obsle David Acton
Driver David Hounslow
Guard Rhiannon Neads
Author Ursula Le Guin
Adaptor Judith Adams
Director Allegra McIlroy

A short film about it...

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  • Star Eater April 20, 2015 at 4:54am

    2nd part added now

  • Chimp April 19, 2015 at 5:35pm
    Many thanks!
  • Star Eater April 19, 2015 at 4:47pm

    I'll get part 2 up tomorrow sometime. 

  • Gordon Sabaduquia April 18, 2015 at 6:29pm

    Many thanks, Star Eater! :-)

  • Mike Hobart April 18, 2015 at 5:54pm

    I was in the audience the night that Ursula K. LeGuin was presented with the Hugo Award for the best science fiction novel of the year for writing this book, back in 1975.

    • Star Eater > Mike Hobart April 20, 2015 at 3:09am

      Cool. A real bit of literary history.

  • william warren April 18, 2015 at 4:13pm

    I am going to enjoy listening to this.

    Many thanks.

     

  • abby April 18, 2015 at 11:44am

    Thanks!

  • Martin Ridley April 18, 2015 at 9:56am

    Brilliant thank you

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