Jessica Chastain on the soul-crushing process of making Crimson Peak

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Jessica Chastain’s performance as Lucille Sharpe in Crimson Peak is dreary, severe, disturbed, and one of the best of her career. But inhabiting such a dour character took a lot out of Chastain. In the video above, she talks about the “soul-crushing” experience playing Lady Sharpe.