Dramatisation of the sad demise of Christine Chubbuck, featuring astonishing work from Rebecca Hall.
A disturbing, honest portrait of female neurosis and depression.
Antonio Campos’s Christine is the second feature about Christine Chubbuck to be released in a matter of months. It follows on from the recent documentary Kate Plays Christine but doesn’t come any closer than that film to explaining Chubbuck’s actions.
Impeccably played by Rebecca Hall, this is a thoughtful reflection on life’s casual cruelties and how little attitudes towards women have changed since Watergate.
Rebecca Hall is magnetic as a Florida news anchor who killed herself on air in this haunting tale of depression, loneliness and misogyny that offers no easy get-outs.
Antonio Campos gives the true story of the American TV news reporter who killed herself on air its second, superior big-screen telling.
Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow from Friday January 27, 2017, until Thursday February 2, 2017. More info: http://www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/
Edinburgh Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Friday February 3, 2017, until Thursday February 9, 2017. More info: www.filmhousecinema.com
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