107 mins |
Rated
PG-13 (for thematic content, strong language, and some sexual references.)
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Starring Alessandro Nivola, Juan Diego Botto, John Turturro, Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton
Pedro Almodóvar's first English-Language Feature!
Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
A Note from Pedro Almodóvar:
The Room Next Door is my first feature film in English. My insecurity disappeared after the first table reading with the actresses, with the exchange of the first indications. The language wasn’t going to be a problem, and not because I master English, but because of the total disposition of the whole cast to understand me and to make it easy for me to understand them.
People talk a lot in my films. Among all the narrative elements (all of them important and in which I am unreservedly involved), it is the actors who really tell the story. In The Room Next Door Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore take the weight of the whole film on their shoulders, and they are a spectacle. I have been fortunate in that both give a veritable recital. At times during shooting, both the crew and I were on the verge of tears watching them. It was a very moving shoot and, in some way, blessed.
One of the main themes of the film is
ACCOMPANYING
Providing company, being with someone without the need to speak, simply being there. Accompanying in pain and in pleasure. Having the generosity to “accompany” someone is one of the qualities most beneficial for others. A quality superior to the great feelings such as love, friendship, or brotherhood. Being there, with silent, supportive, human understanding, is at times the most we can do for other people.
Further Reading:
Based on the novel "What Are You Going Through" by Sigrid Nunez
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Pedro Almodóvar's first English-Language Feature!
Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
A Note from Pedro Almodóvar:
The Room Next Door is my first feature film in English. My insecurity disappeared after the first table reading with the actresses, with the exchange of the first indications. The language wasn’t going to be a problem, and not because I master English, but because of the total disposition of the whole cast to understand me and to make it easy for me to understand them.
People talk a lot in my films. Among all the narrative elements (all of them important and in which I am unreservedly involved), it is the actors who really tell the story. In The Room Next Door Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore take the weight of the whole film on their shoulders, and they are a spectacle. I have been fortunate in that both give a veritable recital. At times during shooting, both the crew and I were on the verge of tears watching them. It was a very moving shoot and, in some way, blessed.
One of the main themes of the film is
ACCOMPANYING
Providing company, being with someone without the need to speak, simply being there. Accompanying in pain and in pleasure. Having the generosity to “accompany” someone is one of the qualities most beneficial for others. A quality superior to the great feelings such as love, friendship, or brotherhood. Being there, with silent, supportive, human understanding, is at times the most we can do for other people.
Further Reading:
Based on the novel "What Are You Going Through" by Sigrid Nunez
