Come under the shadow of this gray rock come in under the shadow of this gray rock, and i will show you something different from either. Just a short walkthrough of alien isolations version of narcissus, the only usable lifeboat on the nostromo. Watching it for the first time made me understand the. If we look at the story as a myth about selfobsession there are very few similar stories. The most popular version is from ovids metamorphosis 3. This publication provides an indepth look at the narcissus flower. Finally, in its emphasis on the spirit of place, even set in the himalayas, black narcissus is a very british film. Narcissus and psyche narcisz es psyche is an epic, psychedelic masterpiece created by hungarian filmmaking auteur gabor body and based on sandor weoress poetic work psyche. Narcissus and psyche 1980 ganzer film deutsch hd filme.
As much as i despise some of their casting choices, like may hallatt and jean simmons as indians, there are fine performances from deborah kerr, kathleen byron, and david farrar. Gabor body explores so many different ways to tell us the story, with stylized visuals and camera movements that constantly grab our attention and thrust us further into this bizarre tale. Black narcissus, which electrified scorsese far flungers. Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off. A balletic interpretation of the greek myth in which dancers enact the tragedy of the beautiful youth who condemns himself to a trapped existence through excessive selflove. When narcissus was still a young boy, his mother took him to the blind prophet, tiresias, to have his fortune told. Borrowing the character of psyche from mythology and placing her in europe in the 19th century, the authors give her a. Narcisus and psyche is based on a novel by sandor weores which was adapted by vilmos csaplar and director gabor body for a featurelength film. A short film based on a modern day variation of the great ancient greek mythological character narcissus that takes the meaning of narcissism to a whole new degree. Just a short walkthrough of alien isolations version of narcissus, the only usable. A subplot involving an independentminded prince played by the eras goto indian actor, sabu, speaks to the films potent colonialist subtext. Swiss film historian fredrik gustafsson describes powells work in postww2 as having a quality of extravagant dreamlike passion.
Posted on june 5, 2016 by nicki chen 26 comments narcissism is much in the news of late, so i decided to brush up on the myth. Skillfully merging film, dance and music, the film is a compendium of the techniques mclaren acquired over a lifetime of experimentation. The film stars patricia adriani, udo kier, gyorgy cserhalmi, janos derzsi, miklos erdely, janos pilinszky and other. As annoying as the little boy, joseph, is, i am enraptured with the film s last halfhour. A table is provided with the classifications of narcissus with cultivar examples. The unleashing of repressed eroticism in black narcissus.
The word narcissist is thrown around a lot, but what does it really mean. According to myth, his rejection of the love of the nymph echo or of the young man ameinias drew upon him the vengeance of the gods, and he fell in love with his own reflection in the waters of a spring and pined away. The escape craft ripley boards in the 1979 ridley scott film alien is called the narcissus. An illustration of a typical narcissus flower is included. Narcisus and psyche is based on a novel by sandor weores which was adapted by vilmos csaplar and director gabor body for a featurelength, 140minute film. Metamorphosis of narcissus 1937 is an oiloncanvas painting by the catalan surrealist salvador dali. An narcissus in nahilalakip ha familia nga amaryllidaceae.
The death of saint narcissus is a dance play set to benjamin brittens musical setting of a homoerotic poem by t. It was adapted for the screen by vilmos csaplar from a sandor weores novel. Black narcissus 1947 is a provocative, dazzling and richcolored psychologicalreligious and sexual drama from the legendary partnership duo of the archers. Telecharger narcissus and psyche 1980 film streaming hd. Narcissus is the name of laurel and hardys goat in their 1940 film saps at sea. Legend has it that narcissus was the preternaturally beautiful son of the nymph leiriope and the river god cephissus. A young male model discovers the dangers of loving himself too much. The unleashing of repressed eroticism in black narcissus 1947 and the shining 1980.
Its an alltime top 10 favourite of mine and seeing it digitally restored on the big screen brings a sugar. In this short film by norman mclaren, dancers enact the greek tragedy of narcissus, the beautiful youth whose excessive selflove condemned him to a trapped existence. Ver pelicula narcissus and psyche en espanol gratis 1980. Peter sparling, former principal martha graham dancer, embodies both narrator and narcissus in this haunting portrayal of yearning. Pink narcissus is an artistic film by james bidgood about the fantasies of a hustler. Nine of her works have been made into films, most notably black narcissus in 1947. Finding similar myths to echo and narcissus in other cultures is tricky. She is an attractive young woman and remains so throughout the film, in spite of one hardship after another. It is astonishing that this was all achieved without leaving the suburbs of london. Narcissus is a short film written and directed by oskar kirk hansen.
With jeanlouis morin, sylvie kinal, sylvain lafortune. Margaret rumer godden obe 10 december 1907 8 november 1998 was an english author of more than 60 fiction and nonfiction books written under the name of rumer godden. The music is ravishing and, in the later scenes, intense. Udo kier and patricia adriani in narcissus and psyche narcisz es psyche, directed by gabor body. Borrowing the character of psyche from mythology and placing her in europe in the 19th century, the authors give her a modern life. Narcissus and psyche is one of the strangest and most fascinating films i have ever seen. A romantic sensibility, in american film washington, d. Ruiz bunuels rating of the film narcissus and psyche. Features included are the types of narcissus, when, where, and how to order the bulbs, the culture of narcissus, storage, and propogation.
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