The Room Next Door
Directed by Pedro Almodovar
Written by Pedro Almodovar
Starring Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton
Release Date October 2024
Published January 12th, 2024
The Room Next Door stars Julianne Moore as Ingrid, an author who specializes in writing creative non-fiction, real people and settings with fictional elements to fill in the gaps in the stories. This was not her first profession however, she was once a journalist, trotting around the globe alongside her colleague and friend, Martha (Tilda Swinton). Changes in professions and priorities led their lives down such different paths that they now go years without seeing or speaking to each other.
Thus it is something of a surprise when Martha reaches out to Ingrid to reconnect. It’s especially surprising when Ingrid learns why her friend is so eager to reconnect. Martha is dying. She doesn’t have much time left. Rather than wait to become dependent on doctors, nurses, or machines, to keep her alive, Martha has obtained the means to end her life on her own terms. All that she wants is someone nearby who cares about her. Having approached other friends who rebuffed the idea, Ingrid was not her first choice but became her best choice.
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