‘The Room Next Door’s Pedro Almodóvar, Julianne Moore & Tilda Swinton Talk Life, Death, Euthanasia, Female Friendships – Venice Film Festival
deadline.comAfter debuting his first English-language short, The Human Voice, here at the Venice Film Festival in 2020, Spanish master Pedro Almodóvar has returned to the Lido with his first feature in English, The Room Next Door.
The movie world premieres in competition this evening. The filmmaker, along with stars Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, met with reporters this afternoon following the first press screenings.
The trio talked about everything from euthanasia to climate change, female friendships and their mutual admiration. In The Room Next Door, Moore stars as Ingrid, a best-selling writer who rekindles a relationship with her friend Martha, a war journalist played by Swinton.
The two women immerse themselves in their pasts, but Martha has a request that will test their newly strengthened bond. Also featuring in the cast are Alessandro Nivola, Juan Diego Botto, Raúl Arévalo, Melina Mathews and Victoria Luengo, among others.
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