Powell and Pressburger made Technicolor a whole new art form of their own...INCREDIBLY beautiful.
David Farrar, Deborah Kerr, Eddie Whaley Jr.
A young British nun is ordered to establish a convent in the remote Himalayan mountains.
DVD Release Date: January 30, 2001
Stats: 348 reviews
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July 5, 2009
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May 27, 2009
it's magnificent. a good part of the credit must go to jack cardiff's oscar winning cinematography. his career spanned 8 decades and dozens of films including his long collaboration with powell and pressburger. one of the great cinematographers of all time, cardiff died last m...( read more)
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April 15, 2009
"Black Narcissus", the famous technicolor film directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, is often considered to be one of the most beautiful films ever made. It's not hard to see why. Shot entirely in a studio, it's world is still convincing, immersive, and breathtaking....( read more)
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June 17, 2008
i gues i dont like british melodramas... nuns and movies shouldnt mix. the title could not be more misleading...
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March 14, 2008
Another brilliant work by Powell & Pressberger.
The story of a bunch of moist nuns stuck inside of a lair usually reserved for James Bond villains.
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November 14, 2009
Arianeta , member here and friend of mine has below the best review ..so read her ...
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November 13, 2009
Five young British nuns are invited to move to a windy "palace", former house of the concubines of an old general, in the top of a mountain in Mopu, Himalaya, to raise the convent of Saint Faith Order, a school for children and girls, and an infirmary for the local dwellers. The ...( read more)
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October 9, 2009
An suprisingly gripping story which is very well acted. The excellent use of Technicolor really brings it to life.
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October 4, 2009
If nuns going mental halfway up an himalayan mountain don't appeal to you then the exotic sets and luscious surely will. cinematography
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