Black Narcissus (1947)
"A story of exquisite yearning in a strange and beautiful land. Towering over the screen ... as the mountains that saw it happen."
Critics Score
🎬 93%
(RT: 100%, MC: 86) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Sabu as The Young General
David Farrar as Mr. Dean
Flora Robson as Sister Philippa
Kathleen Byron as Sister Ruth
Jenny Laird as Sister Honey
Is Black Narcissus good?
Most people think so. 79% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 93%.
Where it ranks on ThumbScore
By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.
Overview
A group of Anglican nuns, led by Sister Clodagh, are sent to a mountain in the Himalayas. The climate in the region is hostile and the nuns are housed in an odd old palace. They work to establish a school and a hospital, but slowly their focus shifts. Sister Ruth falls for a government worker, Mr. Dean, and begins to question her vow of celibacy. As Sister Ruth obsesses over Mr. Dean, Sister Clodagh becomes immersed in her own memories of love. Wikipedia ↗
