Kate Plays Christine
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| Directed by | Robert Greene |
| Written by | Robert Greene |
| Produced by | Susan Bedusa |
| Starring | Kate Lyn Sheil |
| Cinematography | Sean Price Williams |
| Edited by | Robert Greene |
| Music by | Keegan DeWitt |
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| Distributed by | Grasshopper Film |
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Running time | 112 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $25,564[2] |
Kate Plays Christine is a 2016 American documentary film written and directed by Robert Greene. It follows actress Kate Lyn Sheil's preparation for the role of Christine Chubbuck, a newscaster who committed suicide on live television in 1974, for a fictitious film. It is one of the two films about Chubbuck that premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, the other being Christine.[3]
Release
The film premiered on January 24, 2016, at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Documentary Competition section,[4] where it won the Special Jury Award for Writing.[5] It was also selected to screen at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2016.[6] Grasshopper Film acquired the US distribution rights to the film in April 2016.[7] The film was released in one theater on August 26, 2016.[2]
Critical response
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 82% based on 55 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Kate Plays Christine blurs genres—and the line between fact and reality—with a cleverly provocative docudrama look at newscaster Christine Chubbuck's life and death."[8] On Metacritic, the film has a score 75 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[9]
References
- ^ "Kate Plays Christine". British Board of Film Classification. August 12, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ^ a b "Kate Plays Christine". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ Halperin, Moze (October 25, 2016). "The Writers of 'Christine' and 'Kate Plays Christine' on One of the Strangest Cinematic Coincidences in Recent Memory". Flavorwire. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ^ Erbland, Kate (December 2, 2015). "Sundance Announces Competition and NEXT Lineups, Featuring Returning Favorites and a Secret Director". Indiewire. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ^ Chang, Justin (January 30, 2016). "Sundance: 'The Birth of a Nation' Sweeps Top Prizes". Variety. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ^ Rosser, Michael (January 19, 2016). "Berlin 2016: Forum line-up unveiled; focus on Arab region". Screen International. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ^ Erbland, Kate (April 26, 2016). "Exclusive: Grasshopper Film Picks Up Robert Greene's Sundance Winner 'Kate Plays Christine'". Indiewire. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ^ "Kate Plays Christine (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ^ "Kate Plays Christine". Metacritic. Retrieved May 27, 2017.