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0 April 16, 2021 18:40 by Anna Stacey
Holly Aldridge
Society tends to celebrate and idolise popular figures whilst ignoring the negative aspects of their legacy. Many individuals are revered for their positive achievements which have left an enduring legacy of popular support.
This blind adoration needs to be called into question regarding several individuals as it has led to their problematic actions and views to be erased from historical memory. Whilst the perspective of various individuals is slowly starting to change as their problematic views are being brought into national discussion, more needs to be done to articulate the complexities of their legacies.
Black Narcissus is now available to stream on Neon..
REVIEW: Those unaware of Rumer Godden’s 1939 novel, or Powell and Pressburger’s memorable 1947 cinematic adaptation, could be forgiven for thinking this is a happy tale of nuns bringing the Lord’s word to the remote Himalayas. They will be in for a shock.
Call the Midwife this ain’t. Instead,
Black Narcissus (which debuts on SoHo tonight, Monday, at 9.30pm, as well as being available to stream on Neon from January 31) is an intense and increasingly erotic psychological drama which could become habit forming over the next three weeks. While it’s unlikely to attract the same attention from America’s Catholic National Legion of Decency as the movie, which it condemned as “an affront to religion and religious life”, Danish cinematographer Charlotte Bruus Christensen’s (