SHREWSBURY FILM

Film Notes: Black Narcissus

DirectorMichael Powell & Emeric Pressburger
CountryUK
Year1947

In an effort to reduce our paper usage, we stopped offering printed copies of our popular Film Notes at our screenings.

Instead, we are encouraging our members to read the Film Notes online. For those who wish to do so, it is still possible to print these pages prior to the film.

Alternatively, if you want to read the notes just before or just after the film, and also minimise your paper consumption, then you can scan the QR code to your phone and then download the webpage.

Our Next Film

Friday 11 September 2026

The President's Cake

12A | Iraq | 2025 | Arabic, subtitled | 102 mins

Director: Hasan Hadi
In 1990s Iraq, a young girl is unexpectedly given the daunting task of baking a birthday cake for Saddam Hussein. Accompanied by her grandmother and her best friend, she embarks on a journey across a society shaped by fear, shortages and quiet acts of resistance. Blending humour, suspense and warmth, this coming-of-age tale offers a vivid portrait of ordinary life under dictatorship.
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There’s a terrific charm and sweetness in this debut from Iraqi film–maker Hasan Hadi. - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
(a) warm and heart–tugging tale - Tomris Laffly, Variety
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