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Black Narcissus: The Criterion Collection DVD

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Black Narcissus: The Criterion Collection DVD

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  • Technical Specs
  • Format: DVD
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Run Time: 101 Minutes
  • Region: 1 Region?
  • Aspect Ratio: Fullscreen
  • Language: English
  • Studio: Criterion Collection
  • DVD Release Date: July 20, 2010
  • Packaging: Keep Case
  • Subtitles: English
  • Audio: ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono
  • Color: Color
  • Includes:
    Video Introduction By Filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier
    Audio Commentary Featuring Powell And Director Martin Scorses
    The Audacious Adventurerer, A Video Piece In Which Tavernier Discusses The Film And Powell
    Profile Of "Black Narcissus," A Documentary Featuring Members Of The Archers' Production Team
    Painting With Light, A Documentary On Cardiff's Oscar Winning Work In Black Narcissus
    Original Theatrical Trailer
    Plus: A Booklet Featuring An Essay By Critic Kent Jones
This explosive work about the conflict between the spirit and the flesh is the epitome of the sensuous style of filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (I Know Where I'm Going!, The Red Shoes). A group of nuns - played by some of Britain's best actresses, including Deborah Kerr (From Here To Eternity, An Affair To Remember), Flora Robson (The Rise Of Catherine The Great, Wuthering Heights), and Jean Simmons (Great Expectations, Hamlet) - struggles to establish a convent in the snowcapped Himalayas; isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad. A darkly grand film that won Oscars for its set design and for its cinematography by Jack Cardiff (The Red Shoes, The African Queen), Black Narcissus is one of the greatest achievements by two of cinema's true visionaries.
 
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