Rooney Mara shines opposite Casey Affleck in Ain't Them Bodies Saints, writer/director David Lowery's eloquent, poetic story of love, motherhood and searching for peace while faced with an unrelenting past. Although set in 1970s Texas Hill country, the film feels timeless as it draws on the mythology of westerns to explore the dueling notion of romance and responsibility that is central to the tale. In a riveting performance, Mara allows her character to disappear into the texture of the film without making it feel too modern. Opening in theaters on August 16th, the movie also stars Ben Foster and Keith Carradine. At a recent roundtable interview, Mara talked about what drew her to the script and the characters and made it appealing to work with Lowery, why she found it easy to play a mother for the first time and to perfect her character's accent, and how her shooting schedule with Affleck mirrored the long distance relationship between their characters. She also discussed the impact of her Oscar nomination, her aspirations to direct, her experience working with different directors like Terrence Malick, David Fincher, and Steven Soderbergh, and the status of her Terrence Malick film and The Girl who Played with Fire. Hit the jump to read the interview. Question: You're obviously an actress who is very much in demand. This is a smaller budget film. What made you want to be a part of this type of movie? Rooney Mara: I love small films. I saw David's short, Pioneer, first before I ...
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