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Kate & Rooney Mara's Sisters Style Is in Sync in Venice
The sisters promoted Bucking Fastard with coordinated black-and-white styling as the Werner Herzog film premiered in competition and drew a 6.5-minute ovation.
- On Thursday, acclaimed German filmmaker Werner Herzog premiered his new film, Bucking Fastard, at the Venice Film Festival, earning a solid 6.5-minute ovation from the audience.
- Herzog dedicated the film to iconic director David Lynch, who died in January 2025 at age 78, and chose Venice over Cannes to ensure it competed for the Golden Lion.
- Rooney and Kate play sisters Jean and Joan Holbrooke, who share a supernatural bond and speak in unison, marking the first time the actors have appeared on screen together.
- Cast member Domhnall Gleeson noted that working with Herzog felt like a risk, while producers Agnes Chu and Ariel Leon Isacovitch brought the project to life alongside Orlando Bloom.
- Bucking Fastard marks Herzog's return to the festival just one year after he received the Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award, continuing his tradition of exploring human obsession in works like Fitzcarraldo and Grizzly Man.
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Werner Herzog’s 'Bucking Fastard,' a drama starring real-life sisters Rooney Mara and Kate Mara, earned a standing ovation at Venice Film Festival.
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Werner Herzog Reveals Touching Reason Behind ‘Bucking Fastard’ Dedication to David Lynch Ahead of Venice Premiere
Kate and Rooney Mara, who play sisters with a deep and spooky bond in the German's new film, joined the director for a press conference with co-stars Domhnall Gleeson and Orlando Bloom.
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