InThe Room Next Door, writer-directorPedro Almodovarbuilds upon his feminocentric repertoire with some beautiful performances fromTilda SwintonandJulianne Moore.
He really honors the female experience, said Moore.
I think hes always in that feminine point of view.
Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore inThe Room Next Door(2024). (Sony Pictures Classics/Courtesy Everett Collection)© Sony Pictures Classics / Everett Collection
Like I said, he honors that world.
You feel very, very seen as an actor when you work with Pedro.
What happened, Hollywood?
Come on, Swinton quipped.
It seems a complete no-brainer to me.
There was one very important [scene of Moore reading] the letter at the end, he recalled.
For me, it was very important.
And she was right.
When she just read it, I mean, I couldnt believe it.
I didnt intervene, but it was more than perfect.
So I learned by then that perhaps I dont need to tell them so many things to the actors.
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