Black Narcissus (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray Disc)
- Starring: Deborah Kerr, Flora Robson, Jean Simmons, David Farrar, Kathleen Byron
- Directors: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
- Studio: Criterion Collection
- Rating: Unrated
- Running Time: 1 hr. 43 mins.
- Release Date: July 20, 2010
SYNOPSIS:
Plagued by uncertainties and worldly desires, five Protestant missionary nuns, led by Deborah Kerr's Sister Clodagh, struggle to establish a school in the desolate Himalayas. All the elements of cinematic arts are perfectly fused in Powell and Pressburger's fascinating study of the age-old conflict between the spirit and the flesh, set against the grandeur of the snowcapped peaks of Kanchenjunga.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Video introduction by French filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier
- Audio commentary featuring the late director Michael Powell and filmmaker Martin Scorsese
- The Audacious Adventurer, a 2006 video piece in which Tavernier discusses Black Narcissus and Powell
- Profile of "Black Narcissus" (2000), a 25-minute documentary
- Painting with Light, a twenty-seven-minute documentary about Jack Cardiff's Oscar-winning cinematography on Black Narcissus
- Original theatrical trailer
- A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Kent Jones
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