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Black Narcissus, BBC Two, Saturday, 1.15pm
Whether you loved, loathed or (more likely) were completely underwhelmed by the BBC s adaptation of Rumer Godden s 1939 novel about a group of nuns trying to set up a school in a remote Himalayan palace, you ll find an interesting contrast in the much-admired 1947 film version.
Black Narcissus won an Oscar for its cinematography – the great Jack Cardiff was behind the camera – and it s thought by many to be the gem in the Powell and Pressburger portfolio, an already rich collection of films which includes I Know Where I m Going, A Matter Of Life And Death, The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp and the resolutely peculiar A Canterbury Tale. ....

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