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Rachael 2023-01-21 17:05:41
Greatest Technicolor film ever; an atmospheric, extravagant endeavor, with flawless cinematography and extraordinary performances, exploring sexual repression, questioning faith and the purpose of life, where nuns are shown vulnerable, obstinate, bewildered, and human after...
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Alexandro 2023-01-21 03:34:12
The plot is a bit slow, the characters are more distorted because of the age and the actions are very...
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Hoyt 2023-01-20 08:42:27
Rewatch @phenomena 2K restoration. The two nuns, dressed in the same pure white robes, gradually moved towards the two extremes of light and dark like the moon in the heart-shaking bright environment. In the first half, the metaphorical opposing colors and the lust that is materialized and wandering around are handled calmly. In the second half, Ruth's road to self-destruction is like a Pandora's box opened, and the evil ghosts instantly fill the screen....
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Crystal 2023-01-14 21:45:57
I still love this great color...
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Jessika 2023-01-13 17:47:33
2.5 / The environment created by the camera and the play setting is empty or even fake. It is all a group of drama queens acting awkwardly with the vulgar story skeleton. The characters, the characters and the space are always in a state of rigidity and no interaction. It is a flat without depth rather than a deep, still water that suppresses explosive power. In the end, the failure of the psychological description is like an oriental adventure. It can be regarded as the stupidest "return from...
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Rebeka 2023-01-03 18:18:20
The other two translations of this film are "Si Fan" and "Xue Ling Chun Meng". The story takes place in a monastery on a remote high mountain in India. The predecessor of the monastery was the palace of the local general Zang Jiao. The strong wind blows all the year round here, an old bell stands on the edge of the cliff, the nun can see the snow-capped mountains outside the window, and there is also a spring light inside that melts the heart of the stone. Although the plot is boring, it is...
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Orpha 2022-12-24 10:00:49
The art and scenery are very outstanding, look at the depiction of those frescoes, the pendulum under the cliff and the valley, it is very realistic. There is a thriller atmosphere, and the film also presents the impact of environmental changes on the characters. Environmental changes are both physical and psychological. Once a person has changed, it may be difficult to go back to the...
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Deonte 2022-12-22 00:35:48
a very funny text, i like...
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Bernice 2022-12-04 02:06:25
It turned out to be the same director as Hong Lingyan. No wonder the colors are so striking. The plot makes sense. But it must be difficult to shoot. Color ah color. Curious about this director. Photography by Jack...
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Jalyn 2022-10-29 06:43:50
Desires are distracted. Religion never likes the dark side of human nature. Human nature cannot be hidden under nun clothes. God is just...
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