Pedro Almodóvar unveiled his latest feature, and his first in English, The Room Next Door, here at the Venice Film Festival this evening, receiving a mega 18-minute, 36-second ovation.
As soon as the lights came on and the audience stood, Almodóvar kissed the hands of both leading ladies, Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton.
The Spanish maestro was joined at the world premiere screening by stars Moore and Swinton.
Also featuring in the cast are Alessandro Nivola, Juan Diego Botto, Raúl Arévalo, Melina Mathews and Victoria Luengo, among others.
In the film, Moore stars as Ingrid, a best-selling writer who rekindles a relationship with her friend Martha, a war journalist played by Swinton.
This is a reteam for Almodóvar and Swinton, who starred in his first English-language short, 2020’s The Human Voice, which similarly debuted in Venice.
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Almodóvar’s frequent collaborators at Sony Pictures Classics have rights in North America, the Middle East, India, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
Produced by Almodóvar’s El Deseo, The Room Next Door was shot between Madrid and New York, with the support of Movistar Plus+.
This is Almodóvar’s first feature-length project since 2021’s Parallel Mothers, which debuted in Venice where Penelope Cruz won the Best Actress Volpi Cup for her role in the film.
The Room Next Door, Pedro Almodóvar’s most recent feature and his first in English, was premiered this evening at the Venice Film Festival and received an incredible 18-minute, 36-second standing ovation.
Lauren Moore and Tilda Swinton, the two leading ladies, were given a kiss on the hands by Almodóvar as soon as the lights came on and the audience stood. The cast and Almodóvar probably descended from the gallery and stayed for a while, clapping along with the audience, which is why the ovation lasted an exceptionally long time.
Stars Moore and Swinton attended the world premiere screening with the Spanish maestro. Alessandro Nivola, Juan Diego Botto, Raúl Arévalo, Melina Mathews, and Victoria Luengo are among the other actors in the cast.
Moore plays bestselling author Ingrid in the movie, who reconnects with her friend Martha, a war journalist played by Swinton. The two women delve into their pasts, but Martha has a request that will put their recently developed friendship to the test. The Human Voice, Swinton’s first English-language short film, also made its Venice debut in 2020, reunites Almodóvar and Swinton.
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What Are You Going Through, Sigrid Nunez’s 2020 novel, was adapted into a screenplay written by Almodóvar.
He announced earlier today that he had chosen to produce an English-language movie “To start a new era” for the Venice press corps. But in order to do it, he “needed to have the right vehicle.”. Midway through the book’s pages, he discovered that. In the end, Almodovar claimed that language was “not a problem” since Swinton and Moore “understood exactly the tone I wanted to tell the story in.” He referred to the pair as “a festival of two wonderful actresses.”. “.
Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore star in Pedro Almodóvar’s feature debut in English, “The Room Next Door,” which has a teaser and a release date.
Additionally, Almodóvar stated to the media that the movie is about “the state of the planet and the state of people.”. He wanted it to convey his thoughts on euthanasia, which Swinton’s character plans to do after learning she has terminal cancer, “in a clear way.”. You must be able to take ownership of your own experience, Almodóvar stated. “.
Swinton pondered, “I see this movie as, in the first instance, a love story between Ingrid and Martha. It’s also about evolution, whether it’s discussing war or the catastrophic effects of climate change. The movie has faith in the need and inevitable course of evolution, no matter where it leads. “.
Moore complimented Almodóvar for concentrating his attention on “a story about female friendship and female friends who are older… Pedro is the only filmmaker that I know of in the world that would do that.”. Moore described these kinds of connections as “unsung,” stating that it is impossible to overstate how important they are. “.
Spain, the home country of the director, as well as Italy, the UK, Germany, the Nordic region, Central and Eastern Europe (apart from Poland), Latin America, and a portion of Asia-Pacific, including Japan, are among Warner Bros.’s important overseas markets.
Rights in North America, the Middle East, India, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand are held by Almodóvar’s regular partners at Sony Pictures Classics. December 20 is the scheduled domestic release date.
With Movistar Plus+’s assistance, the film The Room Next Door, produced by Almodóvar’s El Deseo, was filmed in Madrid and New York.
This marks Almodóvar’s first full-length film since Parallel Mothers, which made its Venice premiere in 2021 and earned Penelope Cruz the Volpi Cup for Best Actress.
