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Actress Kate Lyn Sheil prepares to portray the role of Christine Chubbuck, a real-life news reporter who took her own life on local Florida television in 1974.Actress Kate Lyn Sheil prepares to portray the role of Christine Chubbuck, a real-life news reporter who took her own life on local Florida television in 1974.Actress Kate Lyn Sheil prepares to portray the role of Christine Chubbuck, a real-life news reporter who took her own life on local Florida television in 1974.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 11 nominations total
Steven C. Bovio
- Self
- (as Dr. Steven C. Bovio)
Christine Chubbuck
- Self
- (archive footage)
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Kate Lyn Sheil is amazing on screen .Her screen presence is comforting and relaxing to watch. She is like no other actress .She goes about without makeup , perfect lighting in street clothes with blemishes and all like a real person l. I have never seen that before
She walks and talks and moves like some spiritual sage or mystic with so much peace about her. it is so peaceful watching her.
Great little movie and the ending is absolutely out standing. I hope her naturalness is used in other movies.
Having just recently seen the other "Christine" movie (which was superlative), I read about this one and was interested. Had I gone by most of the reviews on this site, I never would've watched it. I am absolutely amazed at how many people thought this was pretentious etc - I found it anything but! It was, IMO, a wonderful tribute to such a sad, sick woman who needed the help that wasn't available in the 70s. What she did was, really, a brave act. She knew she would never fit in in the world she inhabited. This movie gave voice to her anguish.
This was bad. It tried way too hard to be cool and edgy. And the way it switched back and forth from documentary to acting was just plain confusing and annoying. The other film about Chubbuck was far better and Rebecca Hall was brilliant in it and truly deserving of a nomination for her performance. I will say Kate looked a lot more like Christine than Rebecca did. A few times when she was tan it was actually eerie, but I give this movie one star for that, one for hearing from those who knew Christine, and one for showing some vintage footage of the real Christine Chubbuck. If you are interested in learning about Chubbuck, I definitely recommend the other film over this one.
The idea was great in that we see an actress study her art to be transformed into the tortured soul of Christine Chubbuck who shot herself live on local TV in the 1970's. Kate Lyn Shiel gets to try on some dresses and get a bespoke wig to be transformed into a living embodiment of the late news woman.
She also delves into her past to meet some people to talk a bit about the woman they knew. This could have been insightful but instead of that it is all about Kate Lyn Shiel and what a true artist she is to do all this work for such an important role etc.
This is self indulgent and pretty insulting. After seeing this I have absolutely no intention of seeing the actual film, a complete vanity project and one could say a cynical attempt to promote the actual product and or milk this project for all it is worth. Whilst it espouses to examine the futile act of sensationalism that Christine did in order to further the 'blood and guts' aims of her TV station – this does exactly the same with the naked furtherance of the projects' own profits and notoriety – shameful.
She also delves into her past to meet some people to talk a bit about the woman they knew. This could have been insightful but instead of that it is all about Kate Lyn Shiel and what a true artist she is to do all this work for such an important role etc.
This is self indulgent and pretty insulting. After seeing this I have absolutely no intention of seeing the actual film, a complete vanity project and one could say a cynical attempt to promote the actual product and or milk this project for all it is worth. Whilst it espouses to examine the futile act of sensationalism that Christine did in order to further the 'blood and guts' aims of her TV station – this does exactly the same with the naked furtherance of the projects' own profits and notoriety – shameful.
This was very boring for the most part. The only thing about this i liked was her visits to the actual locations. What she says at the very end was a very interesting way of looking at the situation. My question is, whatever happened to the movie she was playing the part for? I've never heard of it or seen it available anywhere....The movie "Christine" wasnt bad. I would suggest watching that if you're interested in her case.
Did you know
- TriviaPremiered at Sundance just one day after Christine (2016), Antonio Campos' American-British biographical film of Christine Chubbuck's life and suicide, with Rebecca Hall in the role of Christine.
- Quotes
Kate Lyn Sheil: [Directed at either individuals off-camera or to the viewer] "Are you happy now? You're all a bunch of fucking sadists."
- ConnectionsFeatures Network (1976)
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- Кейт играет Кристин
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $25,564
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,175
- Aug 28, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $27,364
- Runtime
- 1h 52m(112 min)
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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