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The Woman in Black

  • Film per la TV
  • 1989
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 42min
VALUTAZIONE IMDb
7,1/10
6696
LA TUA VALUTAZIONE
Pauline Moran in The Woman in Black (1989)
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Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaA lawyer travels to a small seaside town to settle the estate of a recently deceased woman, but soon becomes ensnared in something much more sinister.A lawyer travels to a small seaside town to settle the estate of a recently deceased woman, but soon becomes ensnared in something much more sinister.A lawyer travels to a small seaside town to settle the estate of a recently deceased woman, but soon becomes ensnared in something much more sinister.

  • Regia
    • Herbert Wise
  • Sceneggiatura
    • Susan Hill
    • Nigel Kneale
  • Star
    • Adrian Rawlins
    • Bernard Hepton
    • David Daker
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  • VALUTAZIONE IMDb
    7,1/10
    6696
    LA TUA VALUTAZIONE
    • Regia
      • Herbert Wise
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Susan Hill
      • Nigel Kneale
    • Star
      • Adrian Rawlins
      • Bernard Hepton
      • David Daker
    • 137Recensioni degli utenti
    • 50Recensioni della critica
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    • Nominato ai 4 BAFTA Award
      • 4 candidature totali

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    Adrian Rawlins
    Adrian Rawlins
    • Arthur Kidd
    Bernard Hepton
    Bernard Hepton
    • Sam Toovey
    David Daker
    David Daker
    • Josiah Freston
    Pauline Moran
    Pauline Moran
    • Woman in Black
    David Ryall
    David Ryall
    • Sweetman
    Clare Holman
    Clare Holman
    • Stella Kidd
    John Cater
    John Cater
    • Arnold Pepperell
    John Franklyn-Robbins
    John Franklyn-Robbins
    • Reverend Greet
    Fiona Walker
    Fiona Walker
    • Mrs. Toovey
    William Simons
    William Simons
    • John Keckwick
    Robin Weaver
    Robin Weaver
    • Bessie
    Caroline John
    Caroline John
    • Stella's Mother
    Joseph Upton
    • Eddie Kidd
    Steven Mackintosh
    Steven Mackintosh
    • Rolfe
    Andy Nyman
    Andy Nyman
    • Jackie
    • (as Andrew Nyman)
    Robert Hamilton
    • Mr. Girdler
    Trevor Cooper
    Trevor Cooper
    • Farmer
    Alison King
    • Gypsy Woman
    • Regia
      • Herbert Wise
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Susan Hill
      • Nigel Kneale
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    7slowcando

    Worth it for a certain scene, superior to the remake

    I first watched the 2012 Remake and gave that a 4/10. It was competently-made but had no real atmosphere, no standout moments, forgettable plot...and Daniel Radcliffe was miscast.

    Now got round to the ITV original. Got it on Bluray. Despite claims of "high-definition" it doesn't look much different to standard DVD-quality. But this wasn't a high-end cinema production, it was a budget TV movie. I gather the previous official media release was a very poor VHS-transfer to DVD. According to other reviews the Bluray represents a significant improvement over what was available before.

    I recommend the original 4:3 Format as with Widescreen you get quite a bit chopped off the top & bottom of the image. This isn't what the makers intended. Widescreen for a second viewing, certainly. But first-timers should go for the original format. You'll have to accept title-cards every 25min but that's no biggie.

    On to the film itself: it's good! The most praise I have is for the faithful reproduction of 1920's England, including fascinating devices like a vintage audio recorder, and manually winding up the electricity. Very well done in that regard, the producers did their homework!

    Acting is also of high quality: the sense of fear Arthur goes through is palpable. The plot develops nicely, and isn't predictable. There is one outstanding spine-tingling scene...and because of that scene I can't recommend this to kids. Otherwise the film is relatively tame, tho' the sense of creeping dread is done well. I'm not a fan of the ending, your mileage may vary.

    Overall tho' it does what many modern horror movies don't: it builds up tension, has intelligent dialogue and gives us memorable scenes.

    Recommended if you appreciate older ghost movies like The Changeling, The Innocents, The Haunting....not-recommended if you prefer more blockbuster horror-movie techniques like CGI, jump scares and shakeycam action.
    7Xstal

    Memorably Unique & Darkly Gothic...

    Genuinely original in that it denies us the closure we expect to be delivered like the tide; a Tales of the Unexpected meets Hammer House but with the makeup budget spent on a mistery generator.
    7lost-in-limbo

    Black sorrow.

    A young solicitor from London, Arthur Kidd is sent to a small coastal town of Crythin Gifford to oversee the estate of a recently passed away widow Mrs Drablow. While attending her funeral, a mysterious lady dressed in black catches his attention. Supposedly Drablow lived a reclusive life, and locals kept pretty quiet about her. After this he heads to Mrs Drablow mansion that can only be reached on a causeway through the swamp during low tide. There he encounters the woman in black again in cemetery out back of the house, and things begin to get creepy as terrifying noises start coming from the marshes. Now can Mrs Drablow's belongings and listening to her recorded dairy entries help Kidd figure out this gloomy mystery that the locals fear to talk about.

    Often highly regarded amongst horror fans as being one of the most chilling ghost stories ever and I can see their point. But only in doses does it draw upon tag. Yes, from what you can gather I was left a 'little' under-whelmed, despite really liking it. I was expecting goose bumps throughout the whole feature, but that's probably it… expecting. Mainly I had a similar reaction with the 1980 haunted house thriller 'The Changeling'. When you hear so many good things, it's sometimes hard not get caught up with it.

    Anyhow what the British TV presentation of "The Woman in Black" effectively does is bring out a truly old-fashion, slow burn spine-tingling premise driven by its moody locations, disquieting atmosphere and first-rate performances. Subtly blankets the psychologically gripping story (adapted off Susan Hill's novel of the same name), as the simple mystery authentically opens up with a depressingly tragic tone and successfully characterises its protagonist. Little seems to happen, and can feel drawn out, but the fragile randomness of it catch you off guard. Whenever the camera focuses on the lady in black. Who mostly appears as a background figure, it's ultimately creepy. She might not appear all that much, but when she does…. Talk about unnerving! That also goes for that downbeat conclusion. Pauline Moran, who plays the woman in black, competently gets us nervous by just her gaunt appearance and sudden positioning. A pale look and those minor mannerisms just seem to haunt you. She's a spirit you don't want to cross paths with, yet alone let her see you. An accomplished performance by a marvelously moody Adrian Rawlins as the solicitor Arthur Kidd does hold it all together. In support are solid turns by Bernard Hepton, David Daker, Clare Holman and David Ryall.

    Drawing heavy on its lushly sombre rural town and foggy coastal locations adds more to the realistically eerie plight and the centre piece were everything unfolds in the forlorn, time-worn Victorian house that comprehensively suffocates the air with constant fear. Director Herbert Wise carefully fabricates alarming imagery that slowly covers one secretive piece at a time in a smoothly paved out rhythm of well-judged contriving. Instead of going out to shock us, some scenes contain a distressing intensity that won't let go. The sound effects are masterfully used, by surrounding and disorienting the air. Rachel Portman's harrowing musical score knows how to get under your skin during those eerie moments and then stay with you.

    This rarity made-for-television feat is a stimulating rich and unsettling supernatural spook-fest. It might not share much new to the sub-genre, but it competently sticks to it strengths to deliver what counts in this curse.
    bob-618

    Scary, very, very scary

    I first saw The Woman in Black when I was ten years old. It was broadcast on Xmas eve 1989. It frightened me senseless and it has never really left me.

    It is a really wonderful film and a delight to know that there are some really good ghost stories out there. The whole atmosphere is made tense by the fact that you never know when something truly awful is either going to appear or going to happen and your are treated to the same amount of terror that the main character, Arthur Kidd, is experiencing which is very rare for any film to get the audience involved in that way.

    You must see this film, track it down and view something that is so terrifying that you won't sleep for nights on end.

    It is a shame that the film is no longer available on video in Britain and is hardly ever shown on television now so come on somebody get this out on video or even better on DVD as it is a classic and defines how all ghost stories should be made.
    chuffnobbler

    A forgotten gem

    The book is sinister. The stage play is scary.

    The film is devastating.

    Pauline Moran's brief appearances as The Woman fill the whole film with a sense of doom and terror. She's seen in the background, almost out-of-focus, a few times. The leering, grimacing expression, white face and red eyes, on the rare occasions they fill the screen, will make your heart stop with terror.

    No gore and splatter. No blood, swearing and screaming. This is an old-fashioned ghost story. It has a perfect, atmospheric representation of an isolated community, haunted by something so awful that the locals cannot bear to mention it. The innocent newcomer landed in the middle of this terrorised community quickly gains the audience's sympathy but ... wait ... is that the ghost? No. It's only a shadow. ... Hush ... is that the ghost? No. It's only a creaking floorboard. Here she comes. She's coming to get you. You have no escape.

    She is the very image of evil, and she wants to make others as unhappy as she herself was. She can pick her moment. She can pick her place. One you are in her sights, you will not get away. The Woman In Black does not rush to tell you the whole story. It doesn't spoil the shocks by revealing everything at once. Little hints to The Woman's origins sneak out one by one, and taint the entire film with dread.

    Several other reviews mention The Woman's biggest appearance, and I can only repeat the other comments. One of the most frightening, shocking, unexpected, sudden moments that telly has ever produced. I found myself pushing further and further back into my chair, trying to get away from the television screen.

    Simple, old fashioned story telling, with a great story and great performances. Unforgettable.

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      Adrian Rawlins, who played Arthur Kidd in this 1989 version of The Woman In Black, later played James Potter, father to Harry Potter in the Harry Potter films. Harry Potter was played by Daniel Radcliffe, and Daniel would later go on to portray the same character (Arthur Kipps) in the 2012 version of The Woman in Black (2012).
    • Blooper
      When Mr. Kidd is in the nursery for the first time, just before the toy soldier is supposed to magically appear in his hand, you can see the actor reach into his pocket and retrieve said object then conceal it in his palm.
    • Citazioni

      Sam Toovey: Can you guess how much I've gathered up out there? Nine farms. Big and small. 12,600 acres. Half a dozen faithful tenants. God knows how many labourers. And I'm not gonna stop now.

      Arthur Kidd: I've heard it said you'll own half the county.

      Sam Toovey: I might at that. Why do I do it?

      Arthur Kidd: I don't know. Why do you?

      Sam Toovey: I don't know. No reason, except to go on and on. Doing it becomes its own reason, you see. And in the end... There's no point at all. It's like all hobbies. Essentially pointless. Will you agree, Margaret? My territorial ambitions are singularly pointless?

    • Versioni alternative
      The UK Blu-ray released by Network features the option of viewing either one of two versions of the film; the original 1.37:1 broadcast version or a new 1.78:1 widescreen version with different framing.
    • Connessioni
      Featured in WatchMojo: Another Top 10 Scariest Haunted Houses in Movies (2016)
    • Colonne sonore
      Abide with Me
      (uncredited)

      Music by William H. Monk

      Played on church organ at Mrs. Drablow's funeral

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    • Data di uscita
      • 24 dicembre 1989 (Regno Unito)
    • Paese di origine
      • Regno Unito
    • Lingua
      • Inglese
    • Celebre anche come
      • Frau in Schwarz
    • Luoghi delle riprese
      • Church of The Holy Cross, Sarratt, Hertfordshire, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
    • Aziende produttrici
      • Central Films
      • Capglobe
      • Central Independent Television
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