The Woman in Black (The Woman in Black)
Directed by: James WatkinsCast list: Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds, Janet McTeer, Liz White, Shaun Dooley
Country: United Kingdom, Canada, Sweden
Year: 2012
Genres: Horror / Mystery / Drama / Thriller / Fantasy /
Runtime: 95 min.
Language of the film version shown in the current academic year: English version with subtitles in Spanish
Based on a novel by Susan Hill. In London, lawyer Arthur Kipps still grieves the death of his beloved wife Stella on the delivery of their son Joseph four years ago. His employer gives him a last chance to keep his job, and he is assigned to travel to the remote village of Cryphin Gifford to examine the documentation of the Eel Marsh House that belonged to the recently deceased Mrs. Drablow. Arthur befriends a man on the train who offers him a ride to the Gifford Arms inn. Arthur has a cold reception and the owner of the inn tells that he did not receive the request of reservation and there is no available room. The next morning, Arthur meets solicitor Jerome who advises him to return to London. However, Arthur goes to the isolated manor and soon he finds that Eel Marsh House is haunted by the vengeful ghost of a woman dressed in black. He also learns that the woman lost her son drowned in the marsh and she seeks revenge, taking the children of the scared locals.
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Subjects: Catalan language and literature / English language / Literature /
Topics: human relations, psychology, sociology / death and grief / film adaptation of literary or graphic work /
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Movie Script (in English)Daniel Radcliffe, lead actor (interview in English)
A Classic Ghost Story of Hammer Films (documentary in English)
The Woman in Black Read by Paul Ansdell. Chapter 1 (in English)
Great British Ghosts - Season 01, Episode 01 (documentary in English)
The Woman in Black. Review of the novel (in Spanish)
Behind The Scenes. Interviews with the team (documentary in English)
Autobiography of Susan Hill, The Author of the Novel (text in English)
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