For some reason, I enjoy Rooney Mara’s misery. It makes me happy. It is, perhaps, my constant. Rooney has been in Toronto promoting several projects at TIFF. Over the weekend, it was Lion, a film where she has a supporting role and she looked absolutely PAINED on the red carpet. These photos are from last night’s premiere of Una, a film in which she has a lead role. And she perked up for a little bit, perhaps because the film is being sold on her name. Perhaps she perked up a bit because the film actually does need to be sold – it still doesn’t have American distribution, despite the fact that many critics are calling it one of Rooney’s best performances. More on that in a moment!

First, let’s talk about her dress. It’s Louis Vuitton and it looks like they tailored it specifically for Rooney’s very small proportions. The leather “vest” part looks like it fits like a glove. I actually love this on Rooney and it suits her really well. It might even be one of the best LV dresses I’ve seen in a while. How is it that LV got it right for Rooney but they’re constantly giving Alicia Vikander all of the milkmaid costumes?

As for the movie Una… Rooney plays a woman who was abused at the age of 13, and she creates a plan to confront the man who abused her as a child. The film also stars Ben Mendelsohn (as the abuser) and Riz Ahmed (as Una’s new friend). It looks interesting, but… I also sort of get why the film is still looking for distribution.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet, WENN.