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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. ....
TV Editor Tonight s top TV includes the return of The Tommy Tiernan Show, more musical malarky on The Masked Singer, FA Cup action, and some cracking movies . . . Pick of the Day The Tommy Tiernan Show, 9.35pm, RTÉ One The mould Tommy Tiernan turns with his uniquely improvised chat show in which neither the host nor the audience are told the identity of the guests in advance. Obviously, the subject matter is unknown. And that is part of the attraction of this hugely entertaining show. You just never know who or what you’re going to get - but you know it’s going to be an engrossing slice of TV. ....
Black Narcissus portrayed the seething sexual repression of St Faiths Anglican nuns in the Himalayas. A 1947 Hollywood film earned critical acclaim and the new cinema methods earned Jack Cardiff an Oscar and Golden Globe award. This year, Bafta award-winning screenwriter Amanda Coe brought the tale back to life with actors Gemma Arterton, Diana Rigg, Aisling Franciosi and Jim Broadbent appearing on our screens. But the storyline itself has its roots in a novel by Sussex-born writer Rumer Godden. Born Margaret Rumer Godden in Eastbourne in 1907, she went on to live with her sisters in India. She returned to Eastbourne to attend Moira House Girls School when she was aged 13. ....
Black Narcissus, BBC One review - a haunting in the Himalayas | reviews, news & interviews Black Narcissus, BBC One review - a haunting in the Himalayas Black Narcissus, BBC One review - a haunting in the Himalayas Sister Act 4 ? Only if you ve eaten too many brandy-soaked mince pies. by Saskia BaronMonday, 28 December 2020 The bells, the bells: Aisling Franciosi gives in to her inner campanologist It’s dangerous territory, remaking a classic British film as a TV mini-series. In 1947 when Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger created Black Narcissus, a heady adaptation of Rumer Godden’s 1939 novel, they never set foot in the Himalayas. ....
Stunning: the original Black Narcissus Powell and Pressburger’s 1947 film of Black Narcissus took decades to be fully appreciated for its storytelling, but as a deliriously lush visual achievement it was admired straightaway. Despite censorship battles in America about its quivering erotic subtext, and even the reluctance of the book’s author, Rumer Godden, to give her seal of approval, it won two Oscars – for Jack Cardiff’s groundbreaking Technicolor cinematography and Alfred Junge’s ingenious art direction. The film transports us, in its heightened, fever-dream way, to the abandoned palace of Mopu, site of a former harem high in the Himalayas, where the Anglican mission led by Sister Clodagh (Deborah Kerr) will try to found their convent, and will stumble, thanks to the eerie character of the place and the very air. ....