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The Room Next Door

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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.
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The Room Next Door

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Anchored by a pair of terrific performances swathed in vivid colors, Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar's English-language feature debut attests to his universal fluency in provocative filmmaking.

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Wendy Ide Observer (UK) See The Room Next Door for its stunning mid-century architecture, chic interior design, and for Swinton’s enviable euthanasia wardrobe. But don’t expect to feel much of anything, unless you have an unhealthy passion for colour-blocked chunky knitwear. Rated: 3/5 Oct 30, 2024 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian As extravagant and engrossing and doggedly mysterious as anything he has done recently, with luxuriously self-aware performances from Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, and an undertow of darkness often overlooked by yeasayers and naysayers. Rated: 4/5 Oct 30, 2024 Full Review Deborah Ross The Spectator What is there to care about? Why do these two women matter? Where is that knitwear from? Spoiler alert: no answers are forthcoming. Oct 30, 2024 Full Review Paula Farmer culturevulture.net Although there are a few moments of awkward dialogue writing and tonal issues, along with an odd dual role of one of the primary actors, overall it’s an engaging and touching story. Oct 31, 2024 Full Review Tom Shone Sunday Times (UK) It’s rather like a duet between two virtuoso cellists — Moore in the lower scale, sounding notes of doubt and soft anguish; Swinton in the brisker, higher register, frail but possessed of that Martian inquisitiveness... Rated: 3/5 Oct 31, 2024 Full Review Brian Viner Daily Mail (UK) But Swinton and Moore are both so excellent that these reservations flutter away like the Catskills leaves. Watching their characters interact as they swap confidences and sometimes get a little ratty with each other feels like a privilege. Rated: 4/5 Oct 31, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis 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.
Director
Pedro Almodóvar
Screenwriter
Pedro Almodóvar
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
El Deseo, Washingston Square Films, Movistar+
Rating
PG-13 (Thematic Content|Strong Language|Some Sexual References)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 20, 2024, Limited
Runtime
1h 47m