Black Narcissus

Sister Clodagh (Deborah Kerr) enlists others from her nunnery to found a school and hospital in the Himalayan palace of Mopu, where the unrelenting winds and extraordinary beauty of the landscape distract the sisters from their mission. With hues so vibrant the images seem to breathe, Jack Cardiff, who won his first Oscar for Cinematography (Color) on this project, pushes Technicolor to its limits. He’s supported by the striking, Oscar-winning art direction of frequent Michael Powell-Emeric Pressburger collaborator Alfred Junge in what Powell has called “the most erotic film I have ever made.”