Black Narcissus

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Black Narcissus (1947)

NR 1947-08-13 (US) Drama 1h 40m

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A story of exquisite yearning in a strange and beautiful land. Towering over the screen ... as the mountains that saw it happen.

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A group of Anglican nuns, led by Sister Clodagh, are sent to a mountain in the Himalayas. The climate in the region is hostile and the nuns are housed in an odd old palace. They work to establish a school and a hospital, but slowly their focus shifts. Sister Ruth falls for a government worker, Mr. Dean, and begins to question her vow of celibacy. As Sister Ruth obsesses over Mr. Dean, Sister Clodagh becomes immersed in her own memories of love.

Michael Powell

Director, Writer
Emeric Pressburger

Director, Writer
Rumer Godden

Novel

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Deborah Kerr

Sister Clodagh
David Farrar

Mr. Dean
Flora Robson

Sister Philippa
Kathleen Byron

Sister Ruth
Sabu

The Young General
Jean Simmons

Kanchi
Jenny Laird

Sister Honey
Judith Furse

Sister Briony
Esmond Knight

The Old General
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A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on December 11, 2023

Stuck between the carnal and the celestial in the southern Himalayas

A group of well-meaning nuns try to establish a nunnery beyond Darjeeling in northeast India at a dilapidated palace-on-the-heights that used to house a harem. Deborah Kerr plays the Sister Superior while David Farrar appears as the agent to the local prince.

Based on the 1939 novel, “Black Narcissus” (1947) is a psychological drama with the interesting milieu of the awe-inspiring northern India. Being shot in the UK, the scenery is a well-done illusion created in the studio via glass shots and hanging miniatures.... read the rest.

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