Growing up on-screen for a decade as Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe has had to deal with

Growing up on-screen for a decade as Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe has had to deal with typecasting his whole career. However, in a new release called The Woman in Black, the successful child actor finally escapes J. K. Rowling’s hero by taking on the lead role in a classic ghost story.

The movie, which hit Chinese cinemas on Sept 20, 2012, tells the tale of a widowed(丧妻的)lawyer named Arthur Kipps(Radcliffe)who is sent to a remote village in the north of England for a late client’s(客户的)affairs. There, he discovers the town’s tragic past—children die after they see a mysterious woman dressed in black. To clear things up, he decided to stay alone in an old house, which is completely cut off from the mainland at high tide.

His fears grow when he sees a woman in black looking at him from the window and hears the sound of a pony(小马驹)and trap(双轮轻便马车)in difficulty, followed by the screams of a young child. Kipps decides he must find a way to break the cycle of horror after his son is threatened by the mysterious woman.

The story pulls out every old, dark house cliché(老套路)going: demonic(恶魔的)dolls, rocking chairs, and the ghostly black-cloaked(穿黑披风的)woman herself. However, it has become one of that year’s biggest box office winners in the UK when it was released there.

British movie critic Jamie Russell thinks what makes it so different is how character-driven it is and how Radcliffe makes it count.

“The Woman in Black works because of Radcliffe, not in spite of him, ”he said. “Radcliffe’s face convinces you that Kipps knows what it is to have loved and lost forever. ”

There is not much conversation. Director James Watkins’s gambled(下赌注)on Radcliffe’s acting. He was not disappointed. “It’s an absolute joy doing the slow push in on Dan, reading his thoughts and letting the camera drift(移动)closer and closer into his eyes, ”he told British magazine Total Film.

For the former Potter star who has longed for a career away from Hogwarts, this ghost movie is a step in the right direction.

“It’s mainly about working hard and proving to people you’re serious about it, and stretching(倾注全力)yourself and learning. ”Radcliffe told British online newspaper The Huffington Post.

And he understands fame is fleeting. “The line that has made the most lasting impression on me was by the US writer William Goldman. He said something like, ‘Stars come and go, only actors last’, ”he told the news website.

5. What is the movie The Woman in Blacka bout?

A. It’s about a mysterious woman in black.

B. It’s about how Arthur Kipps deals with a mysterious woman in black.

C. It’s about Daniel Radcliffe.

D. It’s about Arthur Kipps.

6. Which of the following is NOT true about the movie The Woman in Black according to the passage?

A. The movie has been one of that year’s biggest box office hits in the UK.

B. The movie is very successful.

C. Radcliffe’s excellent acting makes the movie unique.

D. The movie was only released in England.

7. What does The Woman in Black mean for Radcliffe, the former Harry Potter star?

A. It’s a breakthrough for him.

B. He is very famous.

C. He has found his own disadvantages.

D. He values fames.

8. What is the meaning of the underlined word “fleeting” in the last paragraph?

A. Lasting.                             B. Not short.

C. Temporary.                       D. Permanent.

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