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Interview / Rooney Mara ‘IT’S JUST A LOVE STORY’ Set in 1950s New York, two women from very different backgrounds nd themselves in the throes of love in Carol. Both stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara received praise for their portrayal of starcrossed lovers; Mara was awarded the prize for best actress at the Cannes Film Festival. Gay&<strong>Night</strong> sat down with her after the world premiere. What was the main reason to say yes to this project? ‘Well, of course it was a dream come to true to work with Cate. I’m a huge admirer of her work. But at rst, I turned the part down. The project came to me before director Todd Haynes was attached to it. It was shortly after I nished shooting The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and I really felt I couldn’t do anything else at that moment. I literally gave all of myself to that part, and I felt I couldn’t do any good in another project. So I said no. But luckily the producers came back to me a year later, when Todd asked for me. And then I said yes, without any doubt.” Were you under her spell, just like your character? ‘There are some similarities between our characters, yes. I’m a quiet, internal person, just like Therese. Cate is not a really loud person, but she really has a presence. It is hard not to be under her spell when you meet her. You never know if you’re going to be a good match. We had a week of rehearsals, and we just sat down and talked about the script. We clicked. But even when there’s chemistry in real life, you can never be sure if the camera notices the same spark between your characters. Some people that don’t get along in real life have really good chemistry on screen.’ Did you consider turning down the part because of the gay element in the story? ‘No, why would I? I can’t imagine any actress turning down a part next to Cate in a Todd Haynes lm. I was crazy to turn it down the rst time. But that had nothing to do with the story. I was in a dark, selfloathing place. It’s a wonderful role. It never crossed my mind not wanting to do this project because it was a gay character.’ Even the story itself doesn’t emphasize the gay element. ‘Therese sees Carol in the store and she is fascinated by her. She doesn’t notice her being a woman, she has never seen a creature like her before. Carol is a selfpossessed, independent, powerful person who is very forward and bold and funny and beautiful. I recognize that feeling; I have it with women all the time. I can stare at them and think “they have so many beautiful qualities, how do they do it?” Therese is a young girl, still looking for the kind of woman she wants to become. And she sees Carol and thinks: “is that somebody I would want to be with? I didn’t know that was even an option”. After that, they become romantically entangled and it turns into love. But it only starts out as curiosity.’ Tekst Robbert Blokland 213 017
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