The Perils of Female Bonding

The Black Narcissus (written-directed by duo Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger - who also did The Red Shoes - amazing) invaded my life for twenty minutes of squeamish, edge of my seat attentiveness. I only had time to catch the last scene, but that punch-in-the-face of early Technicolor alone had me hooked (not to mention the gruesome ending). A brief run-down that will not give the film its due credit is that it's about a group of nuns who take up in a Himalayan palace. If you've ever lived in a dorm full of female students, you can imagine the devastating effects of the ensuing estrogen bomb.

BLAMMO!