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Interview: 'Bucking Fastard' Director Werner Herzog on Storytelling
"Every man should pull a boat over a mountain once in his life." While this year's Venice Film Festival, an incredible and unexpected opportunity arose to speak with maestro Werner Herzog. Naturally, I couldn't pass it up. Herzog came to Venice this year (after receiving a Lifetime Achievement Golden Lion in Venice just last year) to present his new film Bucking Fastard, a narrative feature about twin sisters who speak in unison. It's Herzog's 21st narrative movie so far, not counting any of his docs, and it's dedicated to David Lynch. Bucking Fastard stars real life sisters / actors Kate Mara and Rooney Mara as Jean and Joan Holbrooke, inspired by the real life British identical twin sisters Freda and Greta Chaplin. It's a strange and peculiar story, something only Herzog could dream up and bring to life on screen, and it features a mystical fox that appears in the second half of the film 🦊 (which he briefly talks about in the interview). Aside from asking Herzog about this film, it was the perfect opportunity to spend a few minutes talking with the iconic German director about cinema in general & his thoughts on the world today. A genuine honor to meet him. // Continue Reading ›