Such was the case at the Boston film-revival house where I saw first Black Narcissus ... set the bar on the use of cinematic artifice, matte painting, models and hand-painted film.

Here’s what really shocked me about Black Narcissus. It’s erotic ... of it looks like it was shot on location, but those are matte paintings that make up the background, creating a beautiful ...

Black Narcissus netted well-deserved Oscars for cinematography and art direction, thanks to the film’s simulation (using Pinewood Studios sets and breathtaking matte paintings) of the ...

Nevertheless, “Black Narcissus” was a critical and commercial hit and won Academy Awards for cinematography and art direction. A three-episode miniseries airing from 7 to 10 p.m. Monday on FX ...

Jack Cardiff, the British cinematographer who won an Academy Award for his stunning color work on the 1947 drama “Black Narcissus” and ... and Vermeer in art museums and galleries while ...

the Museum of Modern Art is screening “Cinema Unbound,” the most comprehensive Powell-Pressburger retrospective ever mounted in the city. Scorsese will introduce “Black Narcissus” on ...