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.

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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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