Wednesday, July 24, 2013

The Woman in Black

The Woman in Black
Summary
-Arthur Kipps is a London lawyer grieving over the loss of his wife Stella on the delivery of their son Joseph 4 years earlier. When his employer gives him one last chance to keep his job, he is assigned to the remote village of Cryphon Gifford to examine paper belonging to a woman named Mrs. Drablow. He soon finds the house is haunted by a woman in black and lost her son from a drowning in the marsh. She now seeks revenge, taking the children of the scared local villagers






Cast
-Sophie Stuckey: Stella Kipps
-Daniel Radcliffe: Arthur Kipps
-Misha Handley: Joseph Kipps
-Ciaran Hinds: Daily

Did You Know?
-Daniel Radcliffe's real life girlfriend, Rosie Coker, appears as The Woman in Black
-There is a scene in the movie that reveals three gold statuettes. They are of monkeys. Their names are Mizaru, Kikazaru and Iwazaru, who "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil". It's widely believed they are part of a Japanese (specifically Buddhist) "Golden Rule" about spreading evil
-The car driven by Ciaran Hinds' character is a Rolls Royce Silver Ghost
-The boy who plays Radcliffe's son in here is his real godson. It was an idea pitched to directors and producers by Radcliffe so it would seem like they had a genuine relationship
-In the 1989 version of this movie, Adrian Rawlins, who played his father in the Harry Potter series, now has his role being played by Daniel Radcliffe

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