As an actor, Rebecca Hall has become perhaps the reigning queen of the movie freakout and breakdown. In films such as "Christine," "The Night House" and the current "Resurrection," Hall captures the fragile space of characters trying hard to hold it together and the whirlwind rush of losing it.
In "Resurrection," currently in theaters and on VOD, Hall plays a woman who seems to have a tight control on all aspects of her life. Margaret is a respected, responsible executive and raised a daughter, Abbie (Grace Kaufman), who's ready to go to college. A series of seemingly innocuous recurring appearances by a man from her past named David (Tim Roth) — at a work conference, in a diner, on a park bench — sends her spiraling into a terrified panic. The film builds to what might be the most bizarre and unpredictable ending of the year.
"I'm genuinely fascinated by these moments of what makes people break," said Hall. "I'm interested in the extremes of behavior and people who were on the edge because I've seen a fair bit of it in my life. It's a territory that feels kind of close, I guess. But I think from an acting perspective, it's basically about having something to do.
