Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore and Pedro Almodóvar are a force to be reckoned with – if their reception in Venice is anything to go by For reference.
The trio received a standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival’s Grand Hall on Monday night, where the world premiere of Almodóvar’s first English-language feature received a 17-minute standing ovation.
His movies are heartbreaking next door roomAdapted from the novel by Sigrid Nunez what are you going throughIt tells the story of best-selling authors Ingrid (Moore) and Martha (Swinton) who rekindle their friendship after losing touch. As they immerse themselves in memories, anecdotes, art and movies from the past, Martha, who is battling terminal cervical cancer, wants to die with dignity and asks Ingrid to be in the next room while she takes the euthanasia pills .
At a press conference for the film earlier in the day, the Spanish director announced woman on the verge of nervous breakdown and everything about my motherdiscusses how the film supports euthanasia. “This movie supports euthanasia,” he said.
“The character of Tilda that we admired was that she believed she could escape cancer only by making the decisions she actually made… If I’d gotten there first, cancer wouldn’t have defeated me,” she said. So she finds a way to achieve her goal with the help of her friends, but they have to behave like criminals. He added: “Euthanasia should be possible throughout the world.”
Swinton and Moore are undoubtedly huge fans of the filmmaker and used their time in Venice to sing his praises. Moore said she doesn’t know of any director in the world who could have made a better movie about female friendship.
“Pedro’s take on the relationship is that not only do we have a mother-daughter story, which we see so often in literature and movies, but we rarely see stories about female friendships, especially female friends. story.
“I don’t know any other filmmaker in the world who would do that,” she added, making her comments all the more touching by the apparent friendship she and Swinton displayed as they posed for photos in front of reporters.
Swinton also praised the 74-year-old’s directorial talents, explaining that a long time ago she told Almodovar that she would do anything to work with him: “One day, when he and I were on the same space, I said, “Listen, I’ll learn Spanish for you. I don’t care.” Feeling his freshness, rigor, and absolute discipline was awe-inspiring, and I still felt like a student watching him for the first time. movie.
next door room The film had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival on Monday night and will premiere in the United States on October 4 as a centerpiece of the 2024 New York Film Festival.
The film will be released in theaters on December 20 after being acquired by Sony Pictures Classics.
