Oscar-nominated German director Werner Herzog set down in Venice Film Festival on Thursday with Golden Lion contender Bucking Fastard, in the company of its stars Kate and Rooney Mara and supporting cast members Domhnall Gleeson and Orlando Bloom.
The Maras play Jean and Joan Holbrooke, two real-life sisters who are so close that they speak in unison, love the same man, have the same dreams and event make the same slips of the tongue.
Gleeson plays a man who attempts to help them to adapt to modern life after they become a tabloid sensation, while Bloom plays a rowdy ex-lover.
Herzog revealed that Lord of the Rings star Bloom had been upset with him after he captured his main scene in just one take.
“What a pleasure to work with him. He was actually upset because we worked so fast. I did one take of a very long, long thing in the witness stand, and it was that,” said Herzog, addressing Bloom at the press conference.
“It was my largest scene in the movie, and we did one take and you said, ‘Great, we got it’,” replied Bloom
Herzog continued that he had understood Bloom’s upset and as a result brought him back to do three more takes.
“I do understand you, and I apologize that I was too fast maybe, but it’s the spirit of the film, like open heart surgery, going to the essentials right away. One camera, one take, that’s it. Or maybe two or three takes, with the sister’s highly, highly technically complex to speak in unison. Two takes, maybe three takes, and that was that.”
