The woman in black 2: angel of death
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The woman in black 2: angel of death |
| Original title | The Woman in Black: Angel of Death |
| Country of production | United Kingdom , Canada |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2014 |
| length | 98 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Tom Harper |
| script |
Jon Croker , Jane Goldman |
| production |
Simon Oakes , Richard Jackson , Ben Holden , Tobin Crossbow |
| music |
Marco Beltrami , Marcus Trumpp |
| camera | George Steel |
| cut | Mark Eckersley |
| occupation | |
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The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (Original title: The Woman in Black: Angel of Death ) is a British - Canadian horror film by Hammer Film Productions . It is the continuation of the film Die Frau in Schwarz from 2012; the film was directed by Tom Harper and is based on a script by Jane Goldman and Jon Croker . Unlike its predecessor, this is not based on a literary model, although the author Susan Hill supported the two scriptwriters.
Although the film was shown in Dubai from December 30, 2014 , its official English premiere did not take place until January 1, 2015. The cinema release in Germany was on February 19, 2015.
action
The film is set in 1941 during the Second World War . Schoolchildren are evacuated to the countryside to protect against German bombing raids on London. The young teacher Eve Parkins accompanies a group of children who are sent by the military to Crythin Gifford to move into the Eel Marsh House, which has been vacant for decades . On the train ride, Eve meets Harry Burnstow, who is also traveling to Crythin Gifford as a military pilot. In the now deserted village, while a flat tire on the school bus, Eve meets the blind and apparently crazy Jacob, whose confused sentences she cannot further interpret. The two teachers, Eve Parkins and Jean Hogg, are anything but enthusiastic about the house itself, especially due to the dilapidated condition of the building, but knowing that they have no choice but to stay here now.
The first night in the house, Eve is plagued by a nightmare from her past. She sees herself at the birth of her child, which was taken away from her immediately afterwards because of her underage age at the time. When she then investigates the noises in the building, she comes across a message written on the wall accusing her of abandoning her child. For the first time, the “woman in black” appears (barely recognizable to the viewer).
Among the children entrusted to the women is a boy named Edward, who has not spoken a word since his parents were killed in a bombing. He is bullied by older boys and locked in an old playroom where he too sees the "woman in black". Although Eve manages to free him from the room, she quickly notices a change in character in the boy, who now always carries an old doll that has been taken out of the room. When Eve wants to find out from Edward what happened in the closed room, he remains silent, but writes on a piece of paper the message that the “woman in black” said to Eve “You let him go” (meaning: “You have leave him "). Tom, one of the two older boys who tormented Edward, follows the "woman in black" out of the house at night. Eve found him dead on the beach the following morning and wrapped in barbed wire. Eve is now talking to Dr. Rhodes, the person responsible for the selection of the house, and tells him that she is of the opinion that she is not alone in the house - but he does not believe her.
In the cemetery in front of the house, Eve discovers the grave of Nathaniel Drablow and sees the ghost of the "Woman in Black" again. She tries to follow her, but falls in the process and has a vision of the death of Nathaniel. Eve finds support and affection from Harry, the former military pilot who, however, has been demoted for cowardice. Together they gradually come across the background to the earlier incidents in the house. Jennet Humpfrye, Nathaniel's mother, plagued and tormented her sister Alice as a ghost after her suicide, as she blamed her for her son's death. She also accuses Eve of abandoning her own child. Eve goes to the village to speak to old Jacob. Since he is blind, he could never see the "woman in black". However, only when the spirit of the "Woman in Black" is seen by a person did a child have to die.
In the house, however, Jean prevents a girl from strangling herself with a string under the influence of the "woman in black". Because of the threat of air raids, everyone spends the next night in the basement. There Eve tells Harry her story and that she has given up looking for her child, so that she now fears that the ghost of Jennet will now take revenge on her because of this behavior. A girl leaves the basement after the ghost (only recognizable for a split second) appears there and suffocates herself with a gas mask.
The two teachers now decide to get the children out of the house. They take her to a bunker near Harry's airfield, which was created only to make an appearance to irritate German pilots. It quickly becomes clear that they were followed by the ghost Jean discovered through Edward's doll. In the ensuing mess, Edward runs out of the bunker into a burning fire basket to kill himself. But Eve has an inspiration that Edward is still alive and back in the house. The "woman in black" is concerned with luring Eve back on her own in order to take revenge on her there.
While everyone else is picked up by the school bus, Eve goes back to the house alone in search of Edward. She discovers him while he is trying to drown himself in the moor. When trying to save him, both are pulled under the water by the spirit. At the last second, Harry manages to rush to the aid of Eve and Edward and save them, but he himself is drowned by the ghost.
Months later, Eve adopted Edward and lives with him in London. They think they are rid of the "woman in black", but when they leave their apartment together, she reappears in the picture frame of a photograph of Harry.
background
In April 2012 it was announced that the production studio Hammer Films had been pursuing plans for a sequel to the horror film for some time. Jon Croker, who previously worked as a writer- editor , was to write the script, with Susan Hill advising him. Tom Harper had been the director of the film since mid-October 2012. The title of the project was The Woman In Black 2: Angel Of Death early on .
In the meantime, the first official synopsis for The Woman In Black: Angel of Death has been published. Accordingly, the action was set several decades after the first part and should take place during the Second World War. The British government has turned Eel Marsh House into a military mental hospital. The traumatized soldiers revive the deadly ghost of the "woman in black" and fall victim to her. The young nurse Eve is desperate to protect her patients.
However, this concept of action was largely rejected. The only background that remained was the war and the female lead. A novel was released in October 2013 as a sequel to the first film based on the script. This was written by Martyn Waites, but received mostly negative reviews.
A film adaptation of the novel appeared for British television as early as 1989. Adrian Rawlins played the main role of Arthur Kipps, who was later played by Daniel Radcliffe . Rawlins also starred in The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death , in a supporting role as Dr. Rhodes.
reception
Reviews
In contrast to its much-praised predecessor, the reviews of The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death were mostly negative. The film received a rating of 22 percent at Rotten Tomatoes .
“The adaptation of Susan Hill's novella with Daniel Radcliffe in the lead role was a fascinating and at the same time highly effective style exercise in concealing and revealing, in immersion in the deep shadows of an old mansion on a remote island, in slow escalation and in suspense. Tom Harper's sequel 'The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death', on the other hand, is narrative much more ambitious, but is exhausted in the uninspired string of horror standards. "
“However, 'The Woman in Black 2' does not show a lot of trust in its suitability as a horror tool. Why else would Tom Harper's director flee in a parallel montage of suspense scenes and at the end streak the hustle and bustle, even let the protagonists fight with ghosts (an absolute no-go). Of everything that made the first part into such a simply eerie film - care in equipment and lighting, reduction in rhythm and plot, joy in setting up sights that catch the eye, finally: Daniel Radcliffe - only memories remain. And in the face of this evacuation source, it is neither traumatic nor spooky, but with a sigh. "
“Unlike Watkins, who made the old mansion the focus of his film, Harper has no sense of this unique setting. What he skilfully conjured up in London at the beginning, the horror of a world in which death and loneliness lurk everywhere, he finally wants to enforce. Everything is now spoken. The ghosts of the past that Eve and Harry carried with them from the start are dragged to the surface of instructive dialogues and banal symbols. In the end, everything fits together perfectly. This is how Harper drives the last bit of ambivalence out of his story. "
Gross profit
The film grossed around 49 million US dollars worldwide, 27 million US dollars in North America alone.
Web links
- The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death atRotten Tomatoes(English)
- Official German-language website
- The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death in the online film database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , February 2015 (PDF; test number: 149 615 K).
- ↑ The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death at moviepilot.de
- ↑ The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2014) at kino.de
- ↑ Dave Trumbore: Tom Harper Set to Direct The Woman in Black: Angels of Death at collider.com (English)
- ↑ Terri Schwartz: Woman in Black Sequel Story Details Revealed at moviesblog.mtv.com (English)
- ↑ Jodie Tyley: The Woman in Black 2 Has a "Fantastic Script" at scifinow.co.uk (English)
- ↑ Niall Alexander: Not Enough: "The Woman in Black: Angel of Death" by Martyn Waites at tor.com (English)
- ↑ Tony Jones: Book Review: "The Woman in Black - Angel of Death" ( Memento of the original from February 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at starburstmagazine.com (English)
- ↑ Peter Bradshaw: The Womann in Black 2: Angel of Death review - inferior but effective sequel at theguardian.com (English)
- ↑ The Woman in Black 2 Angelof Death at rottentomatoes.com (English)
- ↑ Tim Slagman: The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death. Retrieved March 3, 2015 .
- ↑ Drehli Robnik: Spirits of conscience and moor mothers. Retrieved March 3, 2015 .
- ↑ Sascha Westphal : The woman in black 2: Angel of death. January 15, 2015, accessed April 22, 2015 .
- ↑ The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death. Retrieved May 12, 2020 .
