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&'i 1( Black Narcissus (Poster)) *he $ilm is based in the +imalayas with a small rou, o$ nuns asked to build a sanctuary $or a hos,ital, a school and a arden, all in which to hel, the !illa ers% *he story starts at the nuns home in which they educate children and woman% -ister .loda h was called u,on by Mother /orothea to take the role as leader o$ the rou, that will be asked to o to the +imalayas% *hese women each had a di$$erent ability that would hel, raise a ,romisin institution% 0nce the nuns had arri!ed at their destination they realised the work load they had was oin to be hi h% 1ith many that couldn2t s,eak a word o$ En lish and many sick%

&'i 3( +imalayas% (-till ima e)) *he art use in this $ilm really is ama4in in re ards to the $act it2s matt ,aintin s% *he ,aintin s are used to realism and are !ery belie!able% *he actors ne!er tra!elled to the +imalayas, it2s all ,ure !isual a$ter a$$ects usin the matt ,aintin s% 5It remains among the most beautifully designed color films ever made. (Steffen,J)

&'i 6( -cene editin (-till ima e)) *he symbolism in this story is not always clear but always there, $or e7am,le, red *he colour red usually used to e7em,li$y stron emotions% 8n this instance it2s used $or a sensual ,ur,ose% *his colour was dotted in !arious ,laces, some more ,rominent than others, but the messa e still there% Red is used throughout the film in
ways both obvious, the flowers Sister Philippa plants, and not-so-obvious, the red hair we know to be under Deborah Kerr's habit or the red circles that creep into Sister Ruth's eyes as she loses her grip on reality (Cusumano, M 2 ! ). *he colour red and where it is

,laced symbolises the ,ure intensity o$ which emotion it2s ,ortrayin % *he red li,stick another use o$ the colour used on -ister "uth2s li,s when she $alls ,rey to her se7ual $rustration with the male character, Mr% /ean%

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*he all round $ilm is beauti$ul with it2s scenery and symbolic with it2s im,actin colour use and reat story line 5Nevertheless, this one is definitely worth watch.
Its cinema in the truest sense of the world and an absolute spectacle of what professional practical sets can look like when done right.("endavis. 2 !2).

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