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By Matthew A (1,056) on 06 Feb 2012

Five nuns start a convent in a remote countryside in India. Along the way, they face internal and external pressures…

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By Andrew G (1,437) on 02 Feb 2012

Beautifully conveys the faded glory of the palace and the atmospheric isolation of the location, in the cunning artifice of studio filming…

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By Michael S (3,461) on 30 Jan 2012

Black Narcissus is an incredibly beautiful and erotic film about 5 missionary nuns who start a new convent in a former palace in a remote village…

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By Randy T (648) on 02 Jan 2012

Visually, viscerally and, dare I say it, 'spiritually' breathtaking…

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By Joseph S (1,124) on 13 Dec 2011

One of the archer's classics, and a very well deserved 100%…

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By Matthew L (1,720) on 06 Dec 2011

Exceptional film about a group of nuns who set up a secluded school and hospital in the Himalayan mountains, only to find themselves descending…

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By Matt B (1,998) on 11 Nov 2011

A group of British nuns in a remote but picturesque Tibetan mission struggle with repression and temptation, and all in glorious technicolor…

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By James-Masaki R (237) on 07 Nov 2011

British nuns in a convent far up in the Himalaya mountains succuming to madness…

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By Ashley H (2,345) on 02 Nov 2011

The film has great cinematography, but it's dragged down by over-dramatic and poorly mixed soundtrack music…

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By Vito T (1) on 02 Nov 2011

The film has great cinematography, but it's dragged down by over-dramatic and poorly mixed soundtrack music…

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By Jenna I (601) on 19 Oct 2011

Melodramatic and beautifully shot from beginning to end…

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By Blake P (935) on 30 Sep 2011

Five missionary nuns (Kerr, Robson, Byron, Laird, and Furse) are sent by Mother Superior to set up a convent in the Himalayas…

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By Jun K (42) on 29 Sep 2011

Amazing...from the sets to the colors to the performances, this film is very much a quiet creeper…

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By Julian W (170) on 27 Sep 2011

Fantastic art direction/set design/makeup but boring story…

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By Dao T (11) on 22 Sep 2011

Eye fucked and mind fucked at the same time…

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By Paul W (1,226) on 06 Sep 2011

Amazing Technicolor photography kept me interested through dramatic performances that have not stood the test of time spectacularly well…

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By Sam M (1,488) on 12 Aug 2011

Black Narcissus is as erotic and suspenseful as any of today's psychological thrillers.The color photography is powerful…

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By Nate W (531) on 15 Jul 2011

I have mixed feelings on this--I manically swing from thinking it is a 5 star enterprise, to remembering that there were many stretches which…

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By Jacob G (945) on 15 Jul 2011

I have mixed feelings on this--I manically swing from thinking it is a 5 star enterprise, to remembering that there were many stretches which…

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By Jens T (504) on 14 Jul 2011

Powell and Pressburger's Black Narcissus is a well-ploted story and with beautiful images and colors thanks to the art directon and cinematography…

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