Frau in Schwarz

Originaltitel: The Woman in Black

Fernsehfilm
1989
Not Rated
1 Std. 42 Min.

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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA 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.

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7,1/10

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Nominiert für 4 BAFTA Awards
- 4 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
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 Die Frau in Schwarz (2012).

Patzer
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.

Zitate
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?

Alternative Versionen
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.

Verbindungen
Featured in WatchMojo: Another Top 10 Scariest Haunted Houses in Movies (2016)

Soundtracks
Abide with Me
(uncredited)
Music by William H. Monk
Played on church organ at Mrs. Drablow's funeral

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7/10

Thrillingly Creepy

The Woman in Black, which is about a solicitor who was sent to a supposedly haunted house to settle a woman's estate after she died, is a good example of a classic bone-chilling ghost story. Although it is evident the movie was shot on a limited budget, the minimal special effects actually add to its merit. The Woman in Black centres its atmospheric horror factor on subtlety and feelings of suspense and dread, rather than CGI or gore.

Shot in England, the setting couldn't have been more perfect. The house that is the core of the movie is fittingly eerie and inspires feelings of fear and anxiety, as a good haunted house should. The music creates a heart-pounding mood that magnetically draws you to the edge of your seat and causes you to watch the rest of the film through the cracks between your fingers. It is the perfect accompaniment to the terrifying events both on screen and in your imagination. The acting is as understated as the rest of the movie, yet the talented actors make it very easy for viewers to be transported into the world of the supernatural and never doubt it once.

This movie definitely deserves the cult following it has acquired, which is made complicated due to the fact that there are no new legitimate copies being sold. Although this could have been just another low budget made-for-TV movie, The Woman in Black is a new, refreshing take on the old "things going bump in the night" idea.