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Black Narcissus (1947)

Notable for its ravishing color cinematography and subtly powerful eroticism, this Michael Powell/Emeric Pressburger classic set in a remote Himalayan convent tells the striking story of Sister Clodagh’s (Deborah Kerr) efforts to lead a group of nuns in bringing medical care and Christianity to the natives. A devastating triangle develops between Clodagh, a British expatriate (David Farrar), and the emotionally unstable Sister Ruth (Kathleen Byron). With Flora Robson, Jean Simmons. 101 min. C/Rtg: NR

Quo Vadis (1951)

Ancient Rome is the setting for this dramatic epic of faith, love, and courage. Revered Imperial soldier Marcus Vinicius (Robert Taylor) returns from years of battle and falls in love with a beautiful Christian woman (Deborah Kerr). But as Nero (Peter Ustinov) becomes obsessed with destroying the fledgling Christian Church, Vinicius must protect his beloved from the emperor’s wrath. Look quickly for uncredited appearances by Elizabeth Taylor, Sophia Loren, and Bud Spencer. 174 min. C/Rtg: NR

From Here To Eternity (1953)

Based on the novel by James Jones, director Fred Zinnemann’s classic drama of the lives, loves, and conflicts of the men and women at a Pearl Harbor Army base shortly before the 1941 Japanese attack won eight Oscars, including Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actor and Actress. Montgomery Clift a rebellious career soldier, Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr the surf-swept lovers, and Frank Sinatra is the violent wisecracker Maggio; with Donna Reed, Ernest Borgnine. 118 min. BW/Rtg: NR

Julius Caesar (1953)

Heralded rendition of Shakespeare’s historical play tracking the conspiracy that laid the Roman emperor low and the war that ensued in the aftermath boasts a superlative cast headed by Marlon Brando’s revealing Marc Antony. James Mason, Louis Calhern, John Gielgud, Edmond O’Brien, Greer Garson, and Deborah Kerr co-star under the direction of Joseph L. Mankiewicz. 121 min. BW/Rtg: NR

The King And I (1956)

East meets West with delightful results in this beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein musical based on the 1944 novel "Anna and the King of Siam" by Margaret Landon. Yul Brynner reprises his Broadway role as the 19th-century Siamese monarch who hires English governess Anna Leonowens (Deborah Kerr) to teach his wives and children and winds up getting an education of his own. Features such songs as "Getting to Know You," "I Whistle a Happy Tune," "Hello Young Lovers," and "Shall We Dance?" 133 min. C/Rtg: G

Bonjour Tristesse (1958)

Pampered teenager Cécile (Jean Seberg) was satisfied with a decadent life on the Riviera under the less than watchful eye of her widowed playboy dad Raymond (David Niven). When her mother’s grounded friend Anne (Deborah Kerr) comes to visit--and stokes Raymond’s romantic attentions--Cécile’s calculations to scuttle the emerging relationship take tragic turns. Otto Preminger’s compelling version of the Françoise Sagan novel co-stars Mylène Demongeot, Geoffrey Horne, Martita Hunt. 94 min. C/Rtg: NR

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