| Edition |
Special ed. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 93 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 93.
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| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1947. |
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Adapted from the novel by Rumer Godden. |
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Special features: video introduction by Bertrand Tavernier ; audio commentary (Michael Powell, Martin Scorsese) ; episode of Les audaces d'un aventurier (The audacious adventurer), par Bertrand Tavernier (ca. 15 min.) ; A profile of Black narcissus (ca. 25 min.) ; Painting with light (ca. 30 min.) ; theatrical trailer ; booklet with essay by critic Kent Jones. |
| Credits |
Photography, Jack Cardiff ; editor, Reginald Mills ; music, Brian Easdale. |
| Cast |
Deborah Kerr, Sabu, David Farrar, Flora Robson, Esmond Knight, Jean Simmons, Kathleen Byron, Jenny Laird, Judith Furse, May Hallatt, Eddie Whaley Jr., Shaun Noble, Nancy Roberts. |
| Summary |
Majesty gives way to mystery, and marks a harrowing descent into madness, when a young British nun is ordered to establish a convent in the remote Himalayan mountains. Sister Clodagh (Kerr) is a serious young novitiate assigned to lead a crucial mission, with the reluctant recommendation of her Mother Superior. Together with a disparate group of nuns, Sister Clodagh will face strange peoples and customs, a harsh and unforgiving climate and a wrenching struggle with her own past that will prove the ultimate test of her devotion and faith. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Language |
Optional subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Subject |
Nuns -- India -- Drama.
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Monasticism and religious orders for women -- Anglican Communion -- Drama.
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British -- India -- Drama.
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Nuns -- Sexual behavior -- Drama.
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Himalaya Mountains -- Drama
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| Genre/Form |
Film adaptations
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Melodramas (Motion pictures)
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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Criterion collection
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| Added Author |
Powell, Michael, 1905-1990 Director. Producer.
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Pressburger, Emeric, 1902-1988 Screenwriter. Producer.
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Kerr, Deborah, 1921-2007. Actor.
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Sabu, 1924-1963. Actor.
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Farrar, David, 1908-1995. Actor.
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Robson, Flora, 1902-1984 Actor.
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Knight, Esmond, 1906-1987
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Simmons, Jean, 1929-2010. Actor.
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Byron, Kathleen, 1921-2009 Actor.
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Laird, Jenny Actor.
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Furse, Judith, 1912-1974. Actor.
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Hallatt, May, 1876-1969 Actor.
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Whaley, Eddie. Actor.
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Noble, Shaun. Actor.
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Roberts, Nancy Actor.
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Cardiff, Jack Cinematographer.
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Mills, Reginald, 1912-1990 Film editor.
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Easdale, Brian, 1909-1995 Composer.
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Godden, Rumer, 1907-1998.
Black Narcissus.
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Archers (Firm)
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Independent Producers, Ltd.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781604653076 |
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1604653078 |
| Standard No. |
715515061117 |
| Music No. |
CC1919D Criterion Collection |
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