"I don't think Black Narcissus is old fashioned at all. It just seems to be real."

-- Kathleen Byron (Sister Ruth)

Black Narcissus

AKA: Narcisse Noir

(1947)

Director: Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger

Cast:

Deborah Kerr	........................	Sister Clodagh
Flora Robson	........................	Sister Phillippa
Jean Simmons	........................	Kanchi
David Farrar	........................	Mr. Dean
Sabu	........................	The Young General
Esmond Knight	........................	The Old General
Kathleen Byron	........................	Sister Ruth
Jenny Laird	........................	Sister Honey
Judith Furse	........................	Sister Briony
May Hallatt	........................	Angu Ayah
Shaun Noble	........................	Con, Clodagh's childhood sweetheart
Eddie Whaley Jr.	........................	Joseph Anthony, young interpereter
Nancy Roberts	........................	Mother Dorothea
Ley On	........................	Phuba, Dean's servant

Synopsis: Plagued by uncertainties and worldly desires, five Protestant missionary nuns, led by Deborah Kerr's Sister Clodagh, struggle to establish a school in the desolate Himalayas. All the elements of cinematic arts are perfectly fused in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's fascinating study of the age-old conflict between the spirit and the flesh, set against the grandeur of the snowcapped peaks of Kanchenjunga.

Black Narcissus has been hailed as not only one of the finest, and most erotic, films nunsploitation has to offer, but also as a must-see of world cinema in general.

Review by Michael Jacobson: Black Narcissus is Powell and Pressburger at their very best. Nobody who loves movies should miss the chance to see this remarkable film, especially with this top notch DVD from Criterion. Absolutely and without question a must-own. Read More....

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Runtime: 100 mins.

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