Black Narcissus
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Black Narcissus is a 1947 British psychological drama film directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, renowned for its lush Technicolor visuals and intense portrayal of repressed desire in a remote Himalayan convent.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Black Narcissus canonical | 10 |
| Black Narcissus (1947 film) | 2 |
| Powell and Pressburger films | 1 |
| film "Black Narcissus" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6875781 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Black Narcissus Context triple: [20th Academy Awards, bestCinematographyColorWinner, Black Narcissus]
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Charulata
Charulata is a 1964 Bengali film by Satyajit Ray, acclaimed for its nuanced portrayal of a lonely, intelligent woman in late 19th-century Bengal and often regarded as one of his finest works.
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B.
Blow-Up
Blow-Up is a 1966 British-Italian mystery drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, renowned for its enigmatic plot, stylish depiction of Swinging London, and exploration of perception and reality.
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Chimes at Midnight
Chimes at Midnight is a 1965 historical drama film directed by and starring Orson Welles, celebrated for its innovative adaptation of several of Shakespeare’s plays into a single narrative centered on Sir John Falstaff.
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D.
Random Harvest
Random Harvest is a 1942 romantic drama film, based on James Hilton’s novel, renowned for its amnesia-driven love story and considered one of director Mervyn LeRoy’s most enduring works.
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Red Faun
Red Faun is an ancient Roman statue of a reclining satyr, renowned for its vivid reddish marble and housed in Rome’s Capitoline Museums.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Black Narcissus Target entity description: Black Narcissus is a 1947 British psychological drama film directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, renowned for its lush Technicolor visuals and intense portrayal of repressed desire in a remote Himalayan convent.
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A.
Charulata
Charulata is a 1964 Bengali film by Satyajit Ray, acclaimed for its nuanced portrayal of a lonely, intelligent woman in late 19th-century Bengal and often regarded as one of his finest works.
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B.
Blow-Up
Blow-Up is a 1966 British-Italian mystery drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, renowned for its enigmatic plot, stylish depiction of Swinging London, and exploration of perception and reality.
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C.
Chimes at Midnight
Chimes at Midnight is a 1965 historical drama film directed by and starring Orson Welles, celebrated for its innovative adaptation of several of Shakespeare’s plays into a single narrative centered on Sir John Falstaff.
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D.
Random Harvest
Random Harvest is a 1942 romantic drama film, based on James Hilton’s novel, renowned for its amnesia-driven love story and considered one of director Mervyn LeRoy’s most enduring works.
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E.
Red Faun
Red Faun is an ancient Roman statue of a reclining satyr, renowned for its vivid reddish marble and housed in Rome’s Capitoline Museums.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| artDirectionAwardedTo |
Alfred Junge
NERFINISHED
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Hein Heckroth NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Cardiff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Rumer Godden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Black Narcissus (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyAwardedTo | Jack Cardiff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jack Cardiff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director |
Emeric Pressburger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | General Film Distributors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Reginald Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | PG (varies by country) ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Brian Easdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressionistic production design
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intense portrayal of repressed desire ⓘ lush Technicolor visuals ⓘ |
| partOf |
filmography of Emeric Pressburger
ⓘ
filmography of Michael Powell ⓘ |
| producer |
Emeric Pressburger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | The Archers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceWork | 1939 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 100 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Emeric Pressburger
NERFINISHED
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Michael Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Himalayas
NERFINISHED
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remote convent ⓘ |
| starring |
David Farrar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deborah Kerr NERFINISHED ⓘ Flora Robson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathleen Byron NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
cultural clash
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religious conflict ⓘ repressed desire ⓘ sexual repression ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Black Narcissus Description of subject: Black Narcissus is a 1947 British psychological drama film directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, renowned for its lush Technicolor visuals and intense portrayal of repressed desire in a remote Himalayan convent.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Black Narcissus (1947 film)
this entity surface form:
Black Narcissus (1947 film)
this entity surface form:
film "Black Narcissus"
this entity surface form:
Powell and Pressburger films