Title:
Black narcissus [DVD video]
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Publication Date:
2010
Publication Information:
[New York] : Criterion Collection, 2010.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
ISBN:
9781604653076
Abstract:
A group of Anglican nuns runs into trouble when they try to start a hospital and a school in the Himalayas.
General Note:
Adapted from the novel by Rumer Godden.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1947; copyright held by Independent Producers Ltd.
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.
Performers:
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.
Technical Details:
DVD, NTSC; original monaural soundtrack 24-bit remastered. Dolby digital 1.33:1 aspect ratio.
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Language:
English
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In English; optional subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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