Black Narcissus
 (75 minutes)

A psychological drama about the emotional tensions within a convent of nuns in an isolated 
Himalayan valley. A group of Anglican nuns travels to a remote location in the Himalayas to 
set up a school and hospital and 'tame' the local people and environment, by conversion and 
gardening, only to find themselves increasingly seduced by the sensuality of their surroundings 
in a converted seraglio, and by the local British agent Dean. 
Clodagh, the Sister in charge, is attempting to forget a failed romance at home in Ireland. Tensions 
mount as Dean's laid-back charm makes an impression on Clodagh, but also attracts 
the mentally unstable Sister Ruth, who becomes pathologically jealous of Clodagh, 
resulting in a nervous breakdown and a violent climax. In a subplot, 'the Young 
General', heir to the throne of a princely Indian state who has come to the convent 
for his education, becomes infatuated with a lower caste dancing girl; the story's title 
refers to a perfume that he has imported from England.

 

 xx/xx/xx       Episode 1 - Arrival
 xx/xx/xx       Episode 2 - The Young General
 xx/xx/xx       Episode 3 - The New Chapel
 xx/xx/xx       Episode 4 - Departures
 xx/xx/xx       Episode 5 - The Belfry