Black Narcissus (1947)

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Black Narcissus (1947)
Topic Started: Aug 8 2009, 08:47 PM (78 Views)
Laughing Gravy	Aug 8 2009, 08:47 PM Post #1
Revered in the UK Posts: 11,070 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 31, 2005	Deborah Kerr is the leader of five nuns who establish a school/hospital in the Himalayas; the building is a former palace waaaaaay atop a mountain peak, and is decorated with inappropriate visages on the wall. Not as inappropriate as some of the sisters behave around the hunky British overseer (David Farrar), though. Other hangers-on include Sabu as a young prince looking for education and teenage Jean Simmons, looking for... well, let's just say "fun" and leave it at that. A Powell & Pressburger film (their next was the celebrated The Red Shoes) and an Oscar winner for special effects and cinematography; it's a masterpiece in both categories, the King Kong of its day - the sweeping landscapes were all created at Pinewood Studios. Filmed in gorgeous Technicolor, and I guarantee, you will never forget two things: the look of the picture; it is one of the most beautiful-looking movies I've ever seen; and Kathleen Bryon as the quickly-descending-into-madness Sister Ruth. Yikes! She is TERRIFYING by film's end. A great film.



MovieLover12	Aug 8 2009, 11:23 PM Post #2
Balcony Gang, Foist Class Posts: 3,895 Group: Members Member #531 Joined: July 29, 2008	This is the picture of Jean Simmons that made me look at the film:



panzer the great & terrible	Aug 9 2009, 09:00 AM Post #3
Mouth Breather Posts: 10,352 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: September 3, 2005	I agree, it's a great film. Michael Powell keeps rising in my estimation, and by now he's hovering just below the very top. Thing is, I hated Red Shoes and Tales of Hoffman when I saw them as a boy -- have to watch them again before I pass final judgment, and I dread it.
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Black Tiger	Aug 9 2009, 04:43 PM Post #4
Charter Member Posts: 1,814 Group: Members Member #50 Joined: September 15, 2005	Saw the Small Back Room at the Film Forum today with David Farrar and Kathleen Byron from Black Narcissus. Really gripping and enjoyable story of a bitter bomb diffusing expert during WWII (Farrar), his long-suffering girlfriend (Byron) and a devilishly clever new Nazi bomb design with built-in booby traps. Very gripping and suspenseful while maintaining the Powell/Pressberger wit and humour. The surrealist nightmare about a bottle of whiskey is a highlight. Edited by Black Tiger, Aug 9 2009, 04:46 PM.



panzer the great & terrible	Aug 9 2009, 06:06 PM Post #5
Mouth Breather Posts: 10,352 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: September 3, 2005	Thanks, Tiger, I'll watch it tonight.
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