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ITV Global Entertainment
Featuring: 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
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. A darkly grand film that won Oscars for Alfred Junge’s art direction and Jack Cardiff’s cinematography, Black Narcissus is one of the greatest achievements by two of cinema’s true visionaries.
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Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
English PCM Mono 1.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Introduction, Audio Commentary, Video Presentation, Documentary, Theatrical Trailer, Booklet
- Video introduction by filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier
- Audio commentary featuring Michael Powell and director Martin Scorsese
- The Audacious Adventurer, a video piece in which Bertrand Tavernier discusses the film and Powell
- Profile of "Black Narcissus" (2000), a twenty-five-minute documentary
- Painting with Light, a documentary on Cardiff
- Original theatrical trailer
- Booklet featuring an essay by Kent Jones
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Release Credits
Producer: Karen Stetler
Artwork: F. Ron Miller
Release Notes on Restoration
Black Narcissus
Black Narcissus is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.33:1. On widescreen televisions, black bars will appear on the left and right of the image to maintain the proper screen format. On the DVD edition the picture has been slightly windowboxed to ensure that the maximum image is visible on all monitors. Created on a Spirit HD Datacine with the participation of cinematographer Jack Cardiff and Michael Powell's widow, acclaimed editor Thelma Schoonmaker Powell, this new high-definition digital transfer was mastered from a newly manufactured 35mm interpositive.
The monaural soundtrack was remastered at 24-bit from the original optical tracks. Clicks, thumps, hiss, and hum were manually removed using Pro Tools HD. Crackle was attenuated using AudioCube's integrated workstation.