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Julianne Moore Explains How Pedro Almodóvar “Honors The Female Experience” In ‘The Room Next Door’ — Contenders Los Angeles


At Deadline Contenders Film: Los Angeles, Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton and Pedro Almodóvar discussed their new film 'The Room Next Door'.

Based on Sigrid Nunez’s 2020 book What Are You Going Through, The Room Next Door stars Moore and Swinton as Ingrid and Martha, two women who reconnect under extreme circumstances years after they became close friends while working at the same magazine. In their first film together — which premieres Christmas Day in limited theaters before expanding nationwide in January — Swinton and Moore have opted to both be equally considered the leading star ahead of awards season. Almodóvar was certainly in awe of their performances, raving that he “was very lucky to work with them” on his first English-language feature, adding, “I’m a very dull or heady director.

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