Black Narcissus (Blu-ray)

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Collection: Criterion Collection
Format: Blu-ray
Year: 1947
Director: Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Genre: Drama
Cast: Deborah Kerr, Sabu , David Farrar, Flora Robson, Esmond Knight, Jean Simmons, Kathleen Byron, Jenny Laird, Judith Furse, May Hallatt, Eddie Whaley, Jr., Shaun Noble, Nancy Roberts
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Language: English
Release Date: 2010-07-20
Description

This explosive work about the conflict between the spirit and the flesh is the epitome of the sensuous style of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. A group of nuns—played by some of Britain’s finest actresses, including Deborah Kerr, Kathleen Byron, and Flora Robson—struggle to establish a convent in the Himalayas, while isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad. A darkly grand film that won Oscars for Alfred Junge's art direction and Jack Cardiff's cinematography , Black Narcissus is one of the greatest achievements by two of cinema’s true visionaries.