While the idea of a movie about Nuns opening a school and hospital in the Himalayan Mountains didn't sound all that interesting to me, Black Narcissus proved me wrong. Famed British director team Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger adapted this psychological drama from a Rumer Godden novel and the results are generally very good. Black Narcissus is an extremely beautiful film that makes great use of paintings to portray the mountain background very realistically. The cast delivers some great performances throughout as the characters deal with isolation, repressed sexuality and a sense of failure. The film is definitely a slow burn and some of the subplots haven't aged very well but when everything finally comes together and erupts at the end, it works wonderfully.
Rating: 4
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