The Woman in Black

Titolo originale: The Woman in Black
Regia: James Watkins |
Anno: 2012
Origine: Canada | United Kingdom |
Generi: Dramma Horror Thriller
Tag: london, england | remake | revenge | lawyer | dead child | photograph | gothic horror | period drama | super power | estate | ghost |
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe | Ciarán Hinds | Janet McTeer | Liz White | Tim McMullan | Jessica Raine | Shaun Dooley | Mary Stockley | Roger Allam | Daniel Cerqueira | David Burke | Sophie Stuckey | Misha Handley | Aoife Doherty | Victor McGuire | Alexia Osborne | Alisa Khazanova | Ashley Foster | Sidney Johnston | Alfie Field | Cathy Sara | Emma Shorey | Molly Harmon | Ellisa Walker-Reid | Lucy May Barker | Indira Ainger | Andy Robb |

Il film, il primo con Daniel Radcliffe dopo la conclusione della saga di Harry Potter, è tratto dal romanzo gotico di Susan Hill "La Donna in Nero", il film racconta le vicende di Arthur Kipps (Radcliffe), un giovane avvocato londinese, che si reca in uno sperduto villaggio per occuparsi dell’eredità di una cliente defunta. Qui si imbatte in una serie di eventi sinistri e inquietanti: il fantasma di una donna aleggia sull’intero villaggio ed è in cerca di vendetta.

Approfondimenti

One big difference between this and the source novel is that Arthur Kipps is happily married in the [...] D
The biggest grossing British horror film in 20 years. D
The boy who plays Daniel Radcliffe's son is his real godson, casting suggested by Radcliffe himself, [...] D
(at around 20 mins) Arthur opens the curtains and the light reveals three statuette monkeys. These a [...] D
When Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe) first visits the cemetery on Eel Marsh Island, a fleeting scene [...] D
" The Woman in Black" was originally passed by the British Board of Film Classification with a 15 ce [...] D
The sound of the doll laughing, is the exact sound Bill the puppet made in the Saw movies. D
Ciarán Hinds plays Sam Daily in The Woman in Black (2012). He also stars along side Daniel Radcli [...] D
Shot over a period of 3 months. Post-production lasted another 6 months. D
The vehicle driven by Ciarán Hinds's character is a Rolls Royce Silver Ghost. D
Daniel Radcliffe's first film after the Harry Potter franchise. D
Before filming began, Daniel Radcliffe met with a psychologist to better understand his character. D
Adrian Rawlins --who played Daniel Radcliffe's father in the Harry Potter series-- played the same c [...] D
Originally planned to be shot in 3D although this was later scrapped. D
Daniel Radcliffe was director James Watkins' first choice for the lead role. D
The caged bird in the boarding house is a common hill myna. Many species of mynas will mimic other b [...] D
This film and the British television film The Woman in Black (1989) are separate adaptations of the [...] D
When Arthur and his son are killed at the end of the film at the train station, they find themselves [...] D
Mark Gatiss was asked to write the screenplay. D
Daniel Radcliffe's real life girlfriend, Rosie Coker, who is a production assistant in the movie, ap [...] D
The "happy" ending in which Arthur and his son are reunited with their wife/mother in the afterlife [...] D
This opened in the US to $20 million, the biggest opening ever of a Hammer film. D
In the stage version of the original novel the dog is named 'Spider'. D
The location used for the fictional Nine Lives Causeway (leading to Eel Marsh Island) is Osea Island [...] D
The music boxes and mechanical toys in the nursery scenes were not created for the movie, but were g [...] D