Black Narcissus
feature film, drama, UK, 1947
DIRECTED BY: Michael Powell
CAST:
Deborah Kerr (sestra Clodagh),
Flora Robson (sestra Philippa),
Jenny Laird (sestra Honey),
Judith Furse (sestra Briony),
Kathleen Byron (sestra Ruth),
Sabu (mladi general),
David Farrar (gdin. Dean)
SCRIPT:
Michael Powell,
Emeric Pressburger po romanu Rumepa Goddena
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Jack Cardiff
MUSIC:
Brian Easdale
EDITING:
Reginald Mills
Synopsis:
Anglican nuns led by Sister Clodagh are trying to establish a religious community in the Himalayas. The mission is a true test of strength because they have to 'fight' distrustful locals along with their own demons… The film is an adaptation of Rumep Godden's novel. This melodrama won two Oscars in 1984.
color, 101'