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User Comments for: Black Narcissus

soonertbone says...
10 months ago
Shocking, delicious movie about nuns losing their minds on the precipice of doom (and the coming end of their colonialist efforts in the region.) The Technicolor stands out here as particularly brilliant, especially in the nuanced use of makeup and production design to create heightened emotional effects. While the exoticism and brownface are difficult to watch, there were moments when it started to feel like Powell/Pressburger might be making some intentional commentary? Maybe I'm giving them too much credit, because of course it's all of a time. I was thrown off by May Hallatt's bizarre performance the first time I watched it, but I settled in this time and really loved it. Definitely worth a rewatch.
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