Budget
£280,000 (estimated)
Gross worldwide
$58,102
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By Davonte 2022-12-19 03:06:21
The film explores a rather obscure subject, whether to stoically convert to religious innocence or to let oneself live a life of feasting. The film uses more delicate expressions and actions to gradually reflect the psychological changes of the characters. The secular characters and convent nuns are described from a more objective and non-prejudicial perspective. There is no specific good or bad, even if Sister Ruth, who was the last one who stumbled, was also not malicious at the beginning...
By Manley 2022-12-14 04:13:20
Exposure to nature, exposure to desire
I'll just take a note.
The first impression of the film is that the colors and landscapes are a beauty rarely seen in contemporary films. This is intentional. British films of the same era were all about reality. And at that time, many filmmakers were actually walking on the road of realism. However, this film seems to be very detached from reality, especially fantasy. It is a story with a strong sense of fiction and setting, and everything has a kind of intentional typicality....
By Keagan 2022-12-05 16:49:20
holy mountain nun man holy noble prostitute
The man is at the foot of the mountain, always looking at the holy place on the upper right; the nuns are soaked by the pure air and water at high altitude, and the impurities in their minds are sifted out like a filter; in a natural state. Young Indian princes and dissolute dancers were the first to be swallowed up by temptation; the black Narcissus was born in their eyes, and self-love...
By Isom 2022-11-27 20:27:44
The white donkey prince is also charming
Because in the monastery, men are not seen all the year round, so this kind of man riding a donkey, showing his chest hair and wearing shorts can also attract a lot of women. In their minds, he is very handsome. The nun killed her companion for his intentions! They probably don't know that there is a more handsome creature in the world - Prince Charming.
It can be seen that in the case of more meat and less wolves, the imbalance and abnormality of male and female...
By Peggie 2022-10-23 03:59:03
Let me start by asking a simple question: what is the force that drives the nuns mad? After reading some of the film reviews, I found that everyone focused on Mr. Dean, the only white male in the show, and thought he had stirred up the nuns' desires. I think it is too simplistic to attribute it to this. The reason is that this view underestimates the skills of the nuns who have been practicing for many years, overestimates the charm of Mr. Dean, and secondly, it makes the director spend a lot...
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By Chadrick 2023-09-29 08:31:51
Religion is sacred, religion is cruel, religion encourages good deeds, and religion is the most...
By Lola 2023-09-18 11:57:43
Les décors et l'ambiance sonore participent pleinement à la montée de tension et de frustration magnifiée par le flamboyant...
By Ottilie 2023-09-13 01:30:53
Black Narcissus is that rare thing, an erotic English-language film about nuns' fantasies that was released just months before India's independence from Britain in August 1947, so when the nuns abandoned the Himalayas and headed down the mountain , the final image of the film might be interpreted by British audiences in 1947 as a final farewell to their fading empire, not a failed image for the filmmakers, but a sense of the British never had And understand something respectful and rational...
By Missouri 2023-06-21 14:28:44
The Orientalist [Black Narcissus] uses a classic "Magic Mountain"-style motivation to explore the conflict between reason and emotion. The East is represented as the antithesis of norm and abstinence, and the Himalayan winds uplift the robes of the nuns, bringing back their yearning for love and beauty. Such a stereotypical theme, fortunately, the director team has done an excellent job in emotional details, so it does not appear outdated. In addition, the film is amazing in color photography,...
By Rudy 2023-06-14 11:44:43
colonial resistance without blood and weapons top...
The Old General: [Speaking to the old Ayah, who dates back to when the palace, now intended for nuns, was used to house Toda Rai's father's concubines] Now listen, Ayah. I have invited some ladies to stay here, at the "house of women."
Angu Ayah: [Ecstatic, not realizing that the "ladies" Toda Rai is referring to are nuns] Ladies! Oh, that will be like old times!
The Old General: It will not be in the least like old times. They are not that kind of "lady" at all!
Angu Ayah: Then they won't be any fun.
The Old General: They are not coming for fun. These are nuns. Do you know what a nun is?
Angu Ayah: [Disdainfully] They kneel and pray all day like the monks you invited last year.
The Old General: I'm going to give them this house to make a school and a hospital for the people.
Angu Ayah: [Agitated, her voice rising] You know nobody here wants a school, and I'm sure they don't want a hospital!
The Old General: How do they know what they want until they try?
[Mr. Dean enters the room]
The Old General: The people have all kinds of diseases. They have ringworms.
Mr. Dean: They don't mind having ringworm.
The Old General: Then they ought to mind. And it will all be free!
Angu Ayah: It was free last time, and nobody came!
The Old General: They will this time.
The Old General: [Dictating his orders for welcoming the soon-to-arrive nuns] Mr. Dean! You will receive them for me, and you will do everything for them that they want doing.
The Old General: [Now turning his attention to Ayah] You too. You will engage servants for them, and you will both look after them until they care to look after themselves.
Angu Ayah: What do they eat? How do I know what nuns eat?
The Old General: I have remembered that.
The Old General: [Toda Rai walks over to a screened opening that looks out over the courtyard, where his men are unloading advance provisions for the nuns, who are still on their way] Do you see that crate?
The Old General: [He points, and Ayah squints carefully at the large wooden crates being unloaded, some of which are clearly stenciled with the word "sausages."] Sausages. They will eat sausages. Europeans eat sausages wherever they go. They will eat them when they come and until they can tell the cook what else they want to eat.
The Old General: [With a dramatic flourish, Toda Rai leaves the room, with these parting words to Ayah before he departs] Now remember, Ayah, if you give any trouble, you will be sorry.
Angu Ayah: I'm sorry NOW!
Angu Ayah: [Ayah and Mr. Dean both admire an old wall painting which depicts the palace in its former glory days, when it served as the so-called "House of Women" - a place where Toda Rai's father housed his concubines] A convent in this house! What do you think of that?
Mr. Dean: The brothers only stayed five months. Perhaps the sisters won't stay long, either.
[Ayah and Mr. Dean grin mischievously at each other]
