# Black Narcissus (1947)

> A remote Himalayan convent becomes a vivid pressure chamber where religious discipline, cultural displacement, and forbidden desire unravel a community of nuns.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/9928

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
- Cast: Deborah Kerr, Sabu, David Farrar, Flora Robson, Esmond Knight, Jean Simmons, Kathleen Byron, Jenny Laird
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039192/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: brooding, sensual, foreboding, classic cinema evening, arthouse viewing

## Synopsis

A group of nuns confronts their deepest desires and cultural clashes in the remote Himalayas.

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