The Room Next Door

August 04, 2025 00:03:13
The Room Next Door
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The Room Next Door

Aug 04 2025 | 00:03:13

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Show Notes

The Room Next Door, the latest film from the grand artist of Spanish cinema, Pedro Almodóvar, is based on a novel by Sigrid Nunez that I have not read, but the story couldn’t be more well-suited to his style. Ingrid, a successful novelist, played by Julianne Moore, discovers that Martha, an old friend with whom she’s been out of touch for years, a former war correspondent played by Tilda Swinton, has cancer. When she visits her in the hospital, it turns out that the cancer is clearly terminal. In a gap between rounds of chemo, they reestablish their friendship, Ingrid…

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