Black Narcissus
Black Narcissus is a 1947 British psychological drama film jointly written, directed and produced by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, based on the 1939 novel by Rumer Godden. It stars Deborah Kerr, Sabu, David Farrar, and Flora Robson, and features Esmond Knight, Jean Simmons, and Kathleen Byron.
Plot
General Toda Rai, the Rajput ruler of a princely state in the Himalayas, invites the Congregation of the Servants of Mary, an order of Anglican nuns, to establish a school and hospital at Mopu, a former harem situated on a high cliff. The ambitious Sister Clodagh is appointed Sister Superior and is sent to Mopu with four other nuns: Sister Philippa for gardening; Sister Briony for the infirmary; Sister Blanche, better known as "Sister Honey", to teach lace-making; and the emotionally unstable Sister Ruth to teach English and maths.
Awards
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| author | Emeric Pressburger Michael Powell |
|---|---|
| award | Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color Academy Award for Best Production Design |
| contentLocation | India Kolkata |
| director | Emeric Pressburger Michael Powell |
| editor | Reginald Mills |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | agencies of british india anglican british agent create end failed romance garden harem himalaya holy man kill mental breakdown monsoon morning obsess paint princely state rajput sleep steal the king the king and the beggar-maid vegetable garden |
| musicBy | Brian Easdale |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color |
| producer | Emeric Pressburger Michael Powell |
| productionCompany | Powell and Pressburger |
| publisher | General Film Distributors |
| recordedAt | Pinewood Studios |
| theme | psychological drama religion |