The Room Next Door movie storyline. Ingrid and Martha 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. Eventually, 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.
The Room Next Door (Spanish: La Habitación de al Lado) is a 2024 Spanish drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar in his English-language full-length debut based on the novel What Are You Going Through by Sigrid Nunez. It stars Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore alongside John Turturro and Alessandro Nivola.
The film premiered on September 2, 2024 at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, where it was awarded with the Golden Lion, a first for a Spanish film. It is scheduled to open theatrically in New York City and Los Angeles on December 20, 2024, followed by a limited release in select US cities on Christmas Day, and a January 2025 wide US release.
The film was released theatrically in Spain on 18 October 2024 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Warner Bros. also acquired distribution rights for the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, the Nordics, Central and Eastern Europe (excluding Poland), Latin America and some territories in Asia-Pacific, including Japan. It will be made available on Movistar Plus+ in Spain after its theatrical window.
Director’s Statement
The Room Next Door is my first feature film in English. My insecurity disappeared after the first table read 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 carry 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.
The Room Next Door (2024)
La Habitación de al Lado
Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
Starring: Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Alessandro Nivola, Juan Diego Botto, Melina Matthews, Raúl Arévalo, Victoria Luengo, Esther McGregor, Alex Høgh Andersen, Alvise Riga
Screenplay by: Pedro Almodóvar
Production Design by: Inbal Weinberg
Cinematography by: Edu Grau
Film Editing by: Teresa Font
Costume Design by: Bina Daigeler
Set Decoration by: Kendall Anderson, Carlota Casado, Iker Elias
Art Direction by: Gabriel Liste
Music by: Alberto Iglesias
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic content, strong language, and some sexual references.
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: September 2, 2024 (Venice), October 18, 2024 (Spain), December 20, 2024 (United States)
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