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| General Film Distributors (GFD) | Release Date: December 1, 1947 |
Starring:
David Farrar, Deborah Kerr, Esmond Knight, Flora Robson, Jean Simmons, Jenny Laird, Judith Furse, Kathleen Byron, May Hallatt, Sabu
Summary:
A group of nuns struggle to establish a convent in the Himalayas, while isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad.
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For Powell and Pressburger, the personal and the political—much like their distinctive mix of high and low artistry—weren’t separate bedfellows: Even a marvelously entertaining tale of repressed abbesses on the edge could explore, with enduring resonance and profundity, an empire losing its grip.
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Fifty Shades of Grey can only dream of being as erotic a work as Powell and Pressburger's tale of repressed desire and simmering passions among a community of nuns at a convent in the Himalayas. Jack Cardiff's cinematography, with its rich, dark interiors and mountains painted on glass, is among the most beautiful in film. [09 Mar 2020]
A major cult film, but a bit much, to put it mildly. [23 Sep 1991, p.F12]
Mar 20, 2023
The colonial mindset and white supremacy of the British are evident throughout. Should have done more research into Indian culture before making a movie set in the British Raj (not to mention the stereotypes). It is pathetic that even Indian characters are played by white people.
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