The Woman in Black

[lety]

The Woman in Black finds Radcliffe starring as Arthur Kipps, a lawyer and single father who travels to a remote town in order to square up the affairs of a recently deceased client. Arthur's still mourning the death of his beautiful wife who passed away while giving birth to their son, and the train ride to the village allows him time to reflect on her loss.

 

Arthur's been warned by his boss that he absolutely must handle this estate perfectly or he'll be fired, so when the townspeople - except for Daily (Ciaran Hinds) - put up a series of roadblocks in an attempt to keep him from visiting Eel Marsh House, Arthur pays them no attention and pushes on. The mansion is accessible only during certain hours when the tide is out and the road is visible, so once there Arthur's stuck for hours without any chance of escape. At first, being cut off from the outside world is not an issue. But as events inside Eel Marsh House and in the surrounding gardens start to take on a sinister, otherworldly tone, Arthur's solitary status has him jumping at shadows.

 

Wind-up toys produce an eerie symphony in the home's dusty nursery, chairs rock on their own, and the titular character makes an appearance which means yet another kid in the nearby village will die. Arthur quickly learns from Daily, the only friendly person in town, that the villagers all believe in this Woman in Black and that's why they find his meddling in local affairs so disturbing. By visiting the Eel Marsh House, he's stirred up the ghost, and no one can fight that which is already dead.

[mila02]

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[johnstyle]

Proud and solitary, Eel Marsh House surveys the windswept reaches of the salt marshes beyond Nine Lives Causeway. Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow, the house’s sole inhabitant, unaware of the tragic secrets which lie hidden behind the shuttered windows. It is not until he glimpses a wasted young woman dressed all in black at the funeral, that a creeping sense of unease begins to take hold.  This feeling is deepened by the reluctance of the locals to talk of the woman in black – and her terrible purpose.

Years later, as an old man, he recounts his experiences to an actor in a desperate attempt to exorcise the ghosts of the past. The play unfolds around the conversations of these two characters as they act out the solicitor’s experiences on Eel Marsh all those years ago.