The first footage from “The Room Next Door” by Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar with Oscar winners Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton is here.
Sony Pictures Classics released a teaser trailer on Tuesday for the film, which is Almodóvar’s first English-language feature and is set to premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival on September 2. According to the synopsis, “The Room Next Door” is about Ingrid (Moore) and Martha (Swinton), who were close friends in their youth when they worked at the same magazine.
“Ingrid became an autofiction writer while Martha became a war reporter, and life circumstances separated them,” the description continues. “After years of no contact, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.”
In the clip, Swinton is seen in a hospital bed with Moore by her side as dramatic music plays. The two move into the same house and must navigate their renewed friendship, although Moore seems far more interested in it than Swinton.
“The Room Next Door” is Almodóvar’s follow-up to 2021’s “Parallel Mothers,” which also premiered in Venice and won the festival’s Volpi Cup for best actress for Penelope Cruz’s performance. The film is part of a stellar competition lineup at this year’s Venice Film Festival, which includes Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer,” Pablo Larrain’s “Maria” and Todd Phillips’ “Joker: Folie à Deux.”
After its premiere in Venice, “The Room Next Door” is expected to be released in theaters this year by Sony Pictures Classics.
Watch the teaser trailer for The Room Next Door below.
