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Black Narcissus (1947)

dir: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Based on the novel of the same name by Rumer Godden. It is a psychological drama about the emotional tensions within a convent of nuns in an isolated Himalayan valley.

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10 stars

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FitFortDanga FitFortDanga wrote about Black Narcissus

The kind of film you have to give yourself up to and let yourself become absorbed in it. The cinematography is good: Cardiff + Technicolor is always magic. But P&P also deserve credit for the way tension builds, and the way the film is about so many things without really being ABOUT anything. The plot would be boring to someone expecting a straightforward story, but there's a lot going on in terms of mood, character and setting. The climax is a suspenseful sequence straight out of Hitchcock.

9 stars

Stain Stain wrote about Black Narcissus

Groovy pic from Powell/Pressburger. Great use of colour

9 stars

Spunkie Spunkie wrote about Black Narcissus

As B.N. set sail I thought it was an isolated tale beautifully shot in technicolor. By the ending I find it no less controversial than Peeping Tom. Like many other movies that is set in fareast, orientalism quickly sets in. Then native culture slides to the background revealing a psychological thriller. Subscript that bends the characters is Freudian in nature, mostly carnal. Powell's eventual cold approach makes B.N. unique for its period.

9 stars