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Black Narcissus: The Criterion Collection
This explosive work about the conflict between the spirit and the flesh is the epitome of the sensuous style of filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (I Know Where I'm Going!, The Red Shoes). A group of nuns - played by some of Britain's best actresses, including Deborah Kerr (From Here To Eternity, An Affair To Remember), Flora Robson (The Rise Of Catherine The Great, Wuthering Heights), and Jean Simmons (Great Expectations, Hamlet) - struggles to establish a convent in the snowcapped Himalayas; isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad. A darkly grand film that won Oscars for its set design and for its cinematography by Jack Cardiff (The Red Shoes, The African Queen), Black Narcissus is one of the greatest achievements by two of cinema's true visionaries.
Details
- Length
- Rating NR
- Released:
- Added Apr 19 2010
- Production Year 1947
- Empire SKU 1530271
- UPC Code 715515061216
- Studio Criterion
- Packaging HD
- Number of Discs 1
- Disc SS-DL
Features
Video introduction by filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier
Audio commentary featuring Powell and director Martin Scorsese
The Audacious Adventurer
Profile of Black Narcissus, a documentary
Painting with Light, a documentary
Original theatrical trailer
Plus: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Kent Jones
Audio/Video
- Audio
English Dolby Digital Mono
- Video
Standard 1.33:1 Color
Cast
- May Hallatt
- Judith Furse
- Jenny Laird
- Kathleen Byron
- David Farrar
- Esmond Knight
- Sabu
- Deborah Kerr
- Nancy Roberts
- Flora Robson
- Jean Simmons
- Eddie Whaley Jr.
- Shaun Noble
Production
- Michael Powell
- Emeric Pressburger
Director
Categories
- Academy Award Winners
- Art House
- Blu-ray
- British
- Classics
- Criterion Collection
- Drama
- International
- Movies