The Woman in Black

The Woman in Black

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Rating

2.0 (1)

Release Date

2/3/2012

Runtime

95 mins

Overview

The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in the client’s isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover tragic secrets, his unease growing when he glimpses a mysterious woman dressed only in black. Receiving only silence from the locals, Kipps is forced to uncover the true identity of the Woman in Black on his own, leading to a desperate race against time when he discovers her true identity.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$32,000,000

Revenue

$129,000,000

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A gothic ghost story that builds dread through atmospheric isolation and glimpses of something wronged and vengeful. The real horror lies in uncovering a tragedy that demands to be acknowledged.

Mood

UnsettlingDread-soakedMelancholicTense

Themes

RevengeGriefMortalityIsolation

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

PainterlyDesaturatedFormalist

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violenceChild endangerment

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