Black Narcissus

Well I enjoyed it! I was glued to tonight's episode even though I knew what was going to happen. I didn't fid it slow at all. Perhaps I've been reading too much Hilary Mantell.

Marvellous!

I enjoyed it but I wanted a happy ever after ending.

I was disappointed. To drag it into 3 nights was a mistake and all a bit colourless. IMO
I liked the 1947 film with Deborah Kerr much better. We have it on DVD and call it Ladies on a Mountain

I enjoyed it, the stunning scenery a bonus, reminded us of a trip up the Atlas Mountains. Mr C even put his book down although he wouldn’t admit he was watching it

When I was little I used to have film annuals that were years out of date but I loved looking through them. I even managed to find my favourite one on eBay a few years ago. There was a picture of Black Narcissus in one of them but I’ve never seen the film. Rather surprised that in 1947 someone would make a film about repressed sexuality though. Was the leading man as gorgeous as the one in the beebs adaptation? As with The Night Manager I ended up watching the final bit through my fingers. I’m getting very wimpy in my old age.

Oh crikey. I’ve just seen that Sabu was in the 1947 film. I was madly in love with Sabu: The Jungle Book being my favourite film at that time. I must point out that he did seem quite grown up to me as I was still very young.

Maybee, I also watched the struggle on the bell tower through my fingers, & with the sound off....

I’m terrified of heights. I even struggle with cleaning upstairs windows from the inside when they’re closed.

I felt queasy during all the bell tower scenes

I thought it was good.

The final episode deviated a lot from the book, the original film was much truer to it.

The Beeb ‘sexed up’ this version.

Much more flirtatious behaviour and glances. He was much more respectful, this Mr Dean looked more Indiana Jones, the original wore shorts and looked more It Ain’t Half Hot Mum.

She asked Mr Dean to take care of the grave, not Agnu.

She never told him her name was Catherine, and he always referred to her as Sister Clodagh.

I'm not a Catholic but I always thought nuns had to take a saint's name when they took their vows. Anyone explain about Clodagh? Or is this a misconception?

I was wondering about St Clodagh.

Grannynannywanny

I felt queasy during all the bell tower scenes

Me too, even when they were going up that staircase.

Continuity problem:

Is it me, or, when viewed from a distance, did the Bell Tower have a little wall around it but, when the nuns were actually on there, there was no wall?

trisher I think I read they are Anglican nuns. Clodagh is a fairly common name in Ireland and I believe there was an Irish St Clodagh.

I can’t hear the name without thinking Clodagh Rogers. I think she sang in the Eurovision in the early 70’s.

I googled Irish saints and Clodagh isn't there.
I thought of her as well Gwn So I googled her- it was 1971-your memory is good. She's here-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS7maxnnnYM
Look at the hot pants!

Link again www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS7maxnnnYM

I don't mind heights. Many's the time I've swapped someone for a window seat on a plane as they haven't liked sitting there.
They missed out on two world heritages ! One was the tip of Everest and the other Uluru ( Ayers rock ) from the air. Sunrise over the Far East was another sight to behold, it was huge.

I even witnessed a big strong man crumble half way up in a cable car to the Rock of Gibraltar. His legs gave way and he could hardly stand when we got to the top.

Callistemon I didn’t notice that as I was watching the tower scenes through my fingers.

To begin with I preferred the old film with Jean Simmons dancing , and a sexier actor playing Mr Dean.

Last night's episode brought home to me the rational basis of sister Ruth's paranoia, and also the sort of pride that weakened the character of the "Superior Sister". I particularly liked her confession to Mr Dean about how she was motivated by having too much pride to be the same as the village girls with their shabby love lives.

Strange twist that Sister Clodagh would go on to being a better nun after her run-in with her own pridefulness.

trisher that was a blast from the past! Thanks for sharing.

EllanVannin I'm ok if I have a sturdy wall or good fence at least waist height between me and the drop.

Sorry to keep harping on about her name, but in the book, her boyfriend Con often referred to her as ‘Clo’, so obviously Clodagh was her own name.

I don’t think ‘Catherine’ was ever referred to in the book or film, so why they put that in I don’t know.

This ‘Mr. Dean’ was more fanciable than the original ‘Mr. Dean’, but he was dark and quite handsome in his own way.