Black narcissus / written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.

By: Series: Criterion collectionPublication details: Network, 2005.Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (101 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inchesISBN:
  • 5027626232443
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Special features: A conversation with late director Michael Powell and Martin Scorsese -- Paingint With Light (documentary on Jack Cardiff and Black Narcissus by Craig McCall) -- Behind-the-scenes production stills -- Original theatrical trailer
Summary: Majesty gives way to mystery, and marks a harrowing descent into madness, when a young British nun is ordered to establish a convent in the remote Himalayan mountains. Sister Clodagh (Kerr) is a serious young novitiate assigned to lead a crucial mission, with the reluctant recommendation of her Mother Superior. Together with a disparate group of nuns, Sister Clodagh will face strange peoples and customs, a harsh and unforgiving climate and a wrenching struggle with her own past that will prove the ultimate test of her devotion and faith.
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DVD DVD CGLAS Library DVDs - Ask at Library Desk Pink 791.437 POW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00439

Adapted from the novel by Rumer Godden.

Originally produced as motion picture in 1947.

Special features: A conversation with late director Michael Powell and Martin Scorsese -- Paingint With Light (documentary on Jack Cardiff and Black Narcissus by Craig McCall) -- Behind-the-scenes production stills -- Original theatrical trailer

Majesty gives way to mystery, and marks a harrowing descent into madness, when a young British nun is ordered to establish a convent in the remote Himalayan mountains. Sister Clodagh (Kerr) is a serious young novitiate assigned to lead a crucial mission, with the reluctant recommendation of her Mother Superior. Together with a disparate group of nuns, Sister Clodagh will face strange peoples and customs, a harsh and unforgiving climate and a wrenching struggle with her own past that will prove the ultimate test of her devotion and faith.