Mara sisters premiere Ireland
Sisters Rooney and Kate Mara star in the new film 'Bucking Fastard', directed by Werner Herzog, which explores the unique bond between twins. The film, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival, features a collaborative performance style and has received polarized critical reviews.
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The film represents a notable collaboration between high-profile Hollywood actors and an acclaimed auteur, drawing attention to experimental narrative techniques.
Sisters Rooney and Kate Mara have said they drew on their instinctive closeness for their new film, Bucking Fastard , which sees them talk and move in unison for almost their entire time on screen.
Filmed in Ireland and Slovenia, Bucking Fastard was called "unique in cinema history" by its director and writer, veteran German filmmaker Werner Herzog, ahead of its premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
Bucking Fastard is loosely inspired by the real-life story of Freda and Greta Chaplin, twins from northern England who gained public interest in Britain in the early 1980s for their synchronised movement and speech.
"It reignited a lot of childhood energy in us, which was really special," Rooney Mara ( The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo , Carol ) told AFP and other journalists in Venice about her experience filming with her sister and Herzog.
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