"Black Narcissus marked a whole new direction in Powell and Pressburger's work. It was a post-war escape into a different and a distant world. More than any of Powell and Pressburger's previous films, this one was an expressionistic exercise in high style." - Martin Scorsese

A group of nuns struggle to establish a convent in the Himalayas, while isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad.