- Title: Black Narcissus
- Original Title: Black Narcissus
- Release Date: 26/05/1947
- Tagline: A story of exquisite yearning in a strange and beautiful land. Towering over the screen ... as the mountains that saw it happen.
- Budget: $1,200,000.00
- Duration:100 Min / 01:40
- Country:GB
- Genre:Drama
About Film
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.
Movie Rating: 7.5
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John Chard
9/10
Do you think it's a good thing to let her feel important?
Black Narcissus is directed by Micheal Powell and Emeric Pressburger, who both adapt the screenplay form Rumer Godden's novel of the same name. It stars Deborah Kerr, Sabu, Jean Simmons, David Farrar, Flora Robson and Kathleen Byron. Music is scored by Brain Easdale and cinematography...
Geronimo1967
7/10
Right from the start, Jack Cardiff's magnificent cinematography sets a perfect scene for this superbly directed story of "Sister Clodagh" (Deborah Kerr) who is despatched to a remote corner of northern India to establish a school and hospital in an old, cold and windy, palace. Accompanied by a rather curious collection of nuns - Flora Robson,...
Wuchak
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