Synopsis: A group of nuns, setting up a new nunnery in the Himalayas have their faith tested
Directors: Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Actors: Deborah Kerr, David Farrar, Kathleen Byron
Date: 1946
How viewed: Bought, Amazon £1.75
Rating: 3/5
David Meyer says:
One of the all time greats. A psychological drama with a romantic subplot. If this book induces you to rent only one film .. let it be Black Narcissus.
I say:
Not sure what to say about this film. I found it somewhat stilted, though it was of course made back in 1946, and Pinewood Studios fails to convey a convincing India! However, maybe you need to see beyond that, and I am aware that the film addresses questions of duty and direction, but what is it that tests the nuns faith - the position of the nunnery high in the Himalayas, the local people and their traditions, the local English colonial authority, or all of the above? Certainly the place seems to have a disturbing effect, the line I liked best was from one of the Sisters (Flora Robson) who was guilty of planting flowers instead of vegetables, looked out into the valley and said 'I think you can see too far'. By the way Black Narcissus is the scent the local chief wears (sent from the Army and Navy Store).
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