Black Narcissus Comments

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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....

  • Crystal 2023-01-14 21:45:57

    I still love this great color...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Deonte 2022-12-22 00:35:48

    a very funny text, i like...

  • 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...

  • 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...

Extended Reading

Black Narcissus quotes

  • Sister Clodagh: We all need discipline. You said yourself they're like children. Without discipline we should all behave like children.

    Mr. Dean: Oh. Don't you like children, Sister?

  • The Old General: Do you see that crate? Sausages! They will eat sausages. Europeans eat sausages wherever they go.

Black Narcissus

Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Language: English Release date: December 1947