Pedro Almodóvar is back at the 62nd New York Film Festival with his first English-language feature film, The Room Next Door, adapted from the novel by Sigrid Nunez, who also wrote the book on which The Friend is based. (You can watch my review of the movie adapting that other book, which also played NYFF, here.)
The Room Next Door stars Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton as Ingrid and Martha, two women who reconnect as the latter announces that she’s dying of terminal cancer and wants Ingrid to help her with her plans to go the euthanasia route. The suggestion is horrifying to Ingrid but she goes to a house upstate to be there for her friend.
Cinema Daily US writer Edward Douglas has seen the movie, and he shares his thoughts in the video review above.
ED’s Rating: C+
Sony Pictures Classics will release The Room Next Door in select cities on December 20, although it recently played as the Centerpiece at the 62nd New York Film Festival.
Edward Douglas has been writing about movies for over 20 years. 13 of those years were at ComingSoon.net, followed by writing for outlets such as Film Journal, Den of Geek, The New York Daily News, Gold Derby, Below the Line, and many more.
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Screenwriter/Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Cast: Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, John Turturro, Alessandro Nivola
Producer: Agustín Almodóvar
Production Co: El Deseo, Movistar Plus+, Washington Square Films
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Rating: PG-13 (Thematic Content|Strong Language|Some Sexual References)
Genre: Drama
Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): December 20, 2024 (limited)
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