Oscar Dark Horse Rebecca Hall Shares Her Dive Into Depression in ‘Christine’

TheWrap Magazine: “It was a very somber, difficult day,” Hall says of filming Christine Chubbuck’s on-air suicide

“Christine” chronicles the mental struggles of television reporter Christine Chubbuck, who shot herself during a live broadcast in 1974.

[...] actress Rebecca Hall, who is riveting as Chubbuck in the dark drama from director Antonio Campos, says that’s not all the film has to offer — it also highlights the overall issue of mental health.

People have come up to me and said, “Thank you for making this film,’ or in tears about the effect it’s had on them, which makes me proud that it exists.”

Hall only had about 15 minutes of footage of Chubbuck to study during her preparation for the film, but she said the lack of first-hand material didn’t hamper her.

“The truth is, there isn’t really anyone who doesn’t have someone in their circle who is affected by mental health issues,” she said.

There is a fine line between showing something that gratuitous that fetishes violence on some level but also shows the reality of how shocking and violent suicide is for people that survive it and witness it.

Currently, the British actress is in Boston, filming the truth story of the invention of Wonder Woman comic titled “Professor Marston & The Wonder Women.”