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Chadrick 2023-09-29 08:31:51
Religion is sacred, religion is cruel, religion encourages good deeds, and religion is the most...
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Lola 2023-09-18 11:57:43
Les décors et l'ambiance sonore participent pleinement à la montée de tension et de frustration magnifiée par le flamboyant...
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Ottilie 2023-09-13 01:30:53
Black Narcissus is that rare thing, an erotic English-language film about nuns' fantasies that was released just months before India's independence from Britain in August 1947, so when the nuns abandoned the Himalayas and headed down the mountain , the final image of the film might be interpreted by British audiences in 1947 as a final farewell to their fading empire, not a failed image for the filmmakers, but a sense of the British never had And understand something respectful and rational...
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Missouri 2023-06-21 14:28:44
The Orientalist [Black Narcissus] uses a classic "Magic Mountain"-style motivation to explore the conflict between reason and emotion. The East is represented as the antithesis of norm and abstinence, and the Himalayan winds uplift the robes of the nuns, bringing back their yearning for love and beauty. Such a stereotypical theme, fortunately, the director team has done an excellent job in emotional details, so it does not appear outdated. In addition, the film is amazing in color photography,...
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Rudy 2023-06-14 11:44:43
colonial resistance without blood and weapons top...
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Javon 2023-06-12 15:37:39
The evil of women is impossible to...
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Hubert 2023-04-30 18:24:15
The old version of the big nun Clodagh is more solemn than the 2020 version of Gemma, more like a white lotus (no derogatory meaning), and has a more sense of distance from outsiders. Although she also has weak beliefs and secret lusts, these emotions are well hidden or revealed in a subtle way. It can be said that she is dealing with the human feelings of unfamiliar environments almost without changing her face. Miscellaneous things, and finally at the critical moment of facing the test, she...
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Yasmeen 2023-04-22 18:41:31
Driven by the environment, people will gradually be stripped of their cocoons, unable to resist or escape. The plot of the film makes me feel a little scary, people's inner endurance is limited, it is difficult to predict when it will erupt, and the environment is a key factor. The layout of the film is very impressive, and several actors also performed...
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Antonio 2023-04-19 12:48:11
I still love this great color...
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Kiarra 2023-04-16 17:21:19
AMSTERDAM FILM MUSEUM VERSION The brilliant British films of the 1940s represent "technical colors". The model plot and shooting are very exciting, but the film is slightly discriminatory against the...
Black Narcissus Comments
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Trycia 2022-09-23 03:44:58
Black Daffodils - Withered Life
The natives are portrayed in innocence and childishness, represented by the muted holy man of the old man sitting on his tree in eternal meditation; the unbridled exoticism represented by the young general and Kanchi of Eastern mysticism. Kanchi, like a man of the Holy Spirit, never speaks, her...
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Quinn 2022-09-04 01:12:28
Powell and Pressburger's "Black Narcissus"
Probably Powell and Pressburger's most conventional film, Black Narcissus is required viewing, even if it isn't their finest hour. A bizarre melodrama about English nuns attempting to establish a mission high up in the Himalayas, Narcissus is somewhat of a companion piece to I Know Where I'm Going,...
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Mother Dorothea: -
[With Sister Clodagh: looking at photos of the palace at Mopu]
Mother Dorothea: The house is nine thousand feet up - very cold, but good air. General Toda Rai, who has invited us to Mopu, has promised us every help. He was a little afraid when he learned that we are bound to our order only by yearly vows. I explained this rule to him.
Sister Clodagh: Yes, Reverend Mother.
Mother Dorothea: For more than a century, to serve voluntarily has been one of the glories of our Order.
Sister Clodagh: And our greatest strength.
Mother Dorothea: Exactly. He understands now. Is there anything you would like to ask?
Sister Clodagh: Who am I to take with me?
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Mother Dorothea: [the Reverend Mother and Sister Clodagh survey the sisters of the Order, determining who will go to Mopu] Remember, a community is not a class of girls. The sisters won't be easy to manage or to impress. Now, let me see. I'll give you Sister Briony. You'll need her strength.
Sister Clodagh: Thank you, Reverend Mother.
Mother Dorothea: Sister Philippa for the garden... Sister Blanche.
Sister Clodagh: Sister Blanche?
Mother Dorothea: You know what the other girls call her?
Sister Clodagh: Sister Honey.
Mother Dorothea: Yes, Honey. I think you'll need Sister Honey. She's popular. And you'll need to be popular... And Sister Ruth.
Sister Clodagh: [Surprised] But Sister Ruth is ill.
Mother Dorothea: That is why I want her to go.
Sister Clodagh: Forgive me for saying so, Reverend Mother, but do you think our vocation is her vocation?
Mother Dorothea: [Nodding knowingly] Yes, she's a problem. I'm afraid she'll be a problem for you, too. With a smaller community, she may be better. Give her responsibility, Sister. She badly wants importance.
Sister Clodagh: Do you think it's a good thing to let her feel important?
Mother Dorothea: Spare her some of your own importance... if you can.
Sister Clodagh: Mother, are you sorry that I have been appointed to take charge of St. Faith?
Mother Dorothea: Yes. I don't think you're ready for it, and I think you'll be lonely. Never forget: we're an order of workers. Work them hard. And remember... the superior of all is the servant of all.
Sister Clodagh: I understand.
Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Language: English Release date: December 1947