THE ROOM NEXT DOOR | M

Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton are extraordinary in the great Pedro Almodóvar’s first English language film. Like many of Almodóvar’s works, THE ROOM NEXT DOOR explores with fascinating curiosity the relationship between two people, and what they will do for each other. Ingrid and Martha were once close friends in the 80s, when they worked and partied together in New York City. Life then took them in different directions, until Ingrid learns Martha is faced with an extraordinary challenge. Ingrid reaches out and they reconnect, the two women immerse themselves in their pasts, sharing memories, anecdotes, art, movies, even men they shared as lovers – yet Martha has a request that will test their newly strengthened bond. Pedro Almodóvar’s finely sculpted drama is the unmistakable work of a master filmmaker, a hushed and humane portrayal of the beauty of life and the inevitability of death, graced with incandescent performances by Moore and Swinton that tap the very essence of being. Adapting Sigrid Nunez’s treasure of a novel, What Are You Going Through, Almodóvar has exquisitely reframed his career-long fascination with the lives of women for an American vernacular, capturing Manhattan and upstate New York with enraptured affection.

Cast: Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, John Turturro
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
Release Date: 26 December 2024
Genre: Drama, Arthouse
Classification: M Mature themes, suicidal references, coarse language and drug references
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 107 mins
Language: English