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Through This Lens: Powell and Pressburger’s ‘Black Narcissus’

Black Narcissus(1947) Written and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger UK, 1947 Black Narcissus is the story of a group of nuns, led by Sister Clodagh (Deborah Kerr), who attempt to build a hospital and school for girls deep in the Himalayas. Resting on a windy cliff 9,000 feet above a small village, their …

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A Matter of Life and Death,’ WWII romance, popular psychology, and patriotism

‘A Matter of Life and Death (Stairway  To Heaven)’  Written & Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger Starring David Niven, Kim Hunter, and Roger Livesey UK, 104 min – 1946.   “A weak mind isn’t strong enough to hurt itself. Stupidity has saved many a man from going mad.”   When A Matter of …

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