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1946

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Anglo-Catholic nuns on an isolated missionary assignment in the Himalayas face an assortment of worldly challenges including sexual temptations and other intriguing ups and downs. Based on the novel by Rumer Godden. Read more

Starring	Deborah Kerr, David Farrar, Flora Robson, Jean Simmons
Director	Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Genres	Drama

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Black Narcissus

Starring	Deborah Kerr, David Farrar, Flora Robson, Jean Simmons, Sabu, Esmond Knight, Kathleen Byron, Jenny Laird, Judith Furse, Shaun Noble, Eddie Whaley Jr.
Director	Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Studio	NETWORK
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 41 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 53 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English Blu-ray: English
Released	Production year: 1946 To Rent: DVD: Unavailable for rental Blu-ray: 23 Jun 2008

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- An unlikely theme produces one of the cinema's most beautiful films, a visual and emotional stunner despite some narrative uncertainty.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:44
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  a neglected masterpiece
  
  This must be one of the most unusual films ever made. A storyline about nuns in India attempting to set up a mission to educate and convert the natives wouldn&#... read more »
  
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  Well worth a watch!
  
  Powell and Pressburger's powerful psychological drama following a small group of nuns slowly losing control in their new unlikely convent high up on the ... read more »
  
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- - lbenni01
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  - 29 Jan 2012 at 11:34
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  Unintended Black Comedy
  
  Powell and Pressburger have a high reputation but their work, as here, is often very dated. There is clever photography but the story of a doomed attempt of an ... read more »
  
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  - Wells next the Sea,
  - 16 May 2010 at 13:32
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  A true classic of British film
  
  Stunning in every way, this is a true classic of the film-maker's art. Shot almost completely in a studio (saving a couple of outdoor scenes which were ... read more »
  
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