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Format: DVD
Jan 2001
Not Rated
Recording Mode: Mono
101 min.
Color
Extra Info: Criterion Collection
UPC: 037429152126 |
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Movie Description
Anglo-Catholic nuns on an isolated missionary assignment in the Himalayas face an assortment of worldly challenges, including sexual temptations and other intriguing ups-and-downs. One of the great films from the "golden age of cinema." Adapted from the novel by Rumep Godden. Academy Awards: Best, (Color) Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best (Color) Cinematography.
Synopsis
Sister Clodagh leads four nuns on a trek through the Himalayan mountains to establish a school and hospital in a disused palace thousands of feet high on the edge of a cliff. But although the women are able to endure the severe climatic conditions, they have trouble coping with the loneliness of life in such a remote region. Several of the sisters find that their commitment to a religious vocation has waned, and they must face up to the difficulties posed by impure thoughts and sexual temptation.
Film Notes
Additional cast: Shaun Noble (Con), Eddie Whaley, Jr. (Joseph Anthony), Nancy Roberts (Mother Dorothea), Ley On (Phuba).
Produced by The Archers.
Copyright 1947 Independent Producers Ltd.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Mono - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Michael Powell - Director, Martin Scorsese - Director
Documentary - 1. PAINTING WITH LIGHT
2. BLACK NARCISSUS
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos - 1. Production Stills
Industry Reviews
"...BLACK NARCISSUS uses unbearably rich colors....The hyperreal imagery is crucial..."
Entertainment Weekly - Ty Burr (01/11/2002)
"Stylized and expressionistic, this was one of the most unusual films of its era."
Uncut - Geoffrey Macnab (09/01/2005)
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