Black Narcissus (1947)

This explosive work about the conflict between the spirit and the flesh is the epitome of the sensuous style of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. A group of nuns – played by some of Britain’s finest actresses, including Deborah Kerr, Kathleen Byron, and Flora Robson – struggle to establish a convent in the Himalayas, while isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad.

With the help of set designer Alfred Junge and cinematographer Jack Cardiff (both rewarded with Academy Awards), Powell and Pressburger convincingly created a Himalayan convent on a Pinewood soundstage, lending the proceedings a tense, claustrophobic atmosphere

This screening will be Introduced by Victoria Brown. A horror lover, Victoria writes for BanterFlix and FrightClub NI and is the founder of The Readers in the Rue Morgue Horror Book Club and Film Club.

Programmed as part of a season celebrating the work – and influence – of film-makers Powell and Pressburger.