The Black Narcissus miniseries arrives Friday, April 16 on Star Disney +. A story that has already reached our cinemas with a well-known film in 1947 starring the mythical and beautiful actress Deborah Kerr, which was very successful at the time. Many have not forgotten the scene of the nun ringing the bell on the cliff.The origin of the story of Black Narcissus is a novel by the British writer Rumer Godden that was published in 1939 and has already attracted attention for having reflected the complex mental state in which these isolated nuns are found in the mountains. The 1947 film was directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and photographed in Technicolor Jack Cardiff. Black Narcissus The series Black Narcissus This miniseries that premieres on Star on Disney + tells how several Anglican nuns of St. Faith arrive in a remote future convent in 1934. It is about the last years of British rule of India and the nuns settle in a Ancient palace in the Himalayas known as the ‘House of Women’. This extraordinary place has been donated by an Indian general for the presence of the nuns to rehabilitate this site. For years it has been rumored in the area that this place was an enchanted harem. The Indian general, whose sister has died, wants the nuns to change the rumors about this place. This group of nuns led by Sister Clodagh will try to set up a school in this incredible place. Problems arise when a British agent in the region, Mr Dean, warns them of the risks they may take. At the same time, this sister establishes a complicated relationship with the British agent.In addition, the situation becomes untenable when two young Indians also arrive, Kanchi and a young general who receives English classes in the convent. A good cast One of the best points in favor of the miniseries Black Narcissus is its good cast as it has actors like Gemma Arterton, Alessandro Nivola, Aisling Franciosi, Gina McKee, Jim Broadbent, and Diana Rigg. Gemma Arterton is an English film, stage and television actress who began her film career with the comedy St Trinian’s. She has also participated in films such as Clash of the Titans (2010), Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010), Byzantium (2013) and Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters. The writer is responsible for the new adaptation of the novel. Amanda Coe, known for her fiction work on the Profumo case in The Christine Keeler Scandal. Black Narcissus is a promising miniseries that is one of Star’s bets for this April.
