Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton captivated the Venice Movie Pageant on Monday evening with the premiere of Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Subsequent Door. The movie drew an unbelievable 17-minute standing ovation, marking the longest applause of the 2024 version to this point.
On the movie’s finish, Pedro Almodóvar celebrated by kissing Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton on the cheeks and lifting their arms like boxing champions.He prolonged the ovation by shaking arms with followers whereas descending the steps along with his new muses. Swinton, in a white Chanel swimsuit, embraced Moore, who wore a glittering gold robe. Moore appeared emotional as Almodóvar, wearing a cotton-candy pink swimsuit, basked within the crowd’s chants of “Pedro! Pedro! Pedro!”
Amid the rapturous applause, Pedro Almodóvar personally waved to every fan within the Sala Grande theater. He clapped alongside as Julianne Moore held onto his arm. Because the ovation continued, Almodóvar prolonged it additional by sprinting down the steps from the balcony to signal autographs and take selfies. In the meantime, Moore and Tilda Swinton giggled, making an attempt to time their exit from the theater.
The applause for The Room Subsequent Door has surpassed different main standing ovations on the pageant: Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist (12 minutes), Pablo Larrain’s Maria (eight minutes), starring Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas, and Justin Kurzel’s The Order (seven minutes), that includes Jude Law.
Almodóvar’s first English-language movie premiered on an evening in Venice when a sweltering warmth wave momentarily eased. On the crimson carpet, Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, holding arms, posed for images within the mild drizzle whereas paparazzi referred to as out their names.
The Room Subsequent Door options Oscar winners Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton as Ingrid and Martha, former buddies who as soon as labored collectively at a New York journal. Ingrid, now a best-selling creator, reconnects with Martha as she faces superior most cancers. True to Almodóvar’s type, the movie consists of signature plot twists, with the ladies’s vibrant, meticulously lit residences feeling extra Madrid than Manhattan.
Julianne Moore has been a distinguished determine on the Venice Movie Pageant over time. She attended for Robert Altman’s 1993 drama Brief Cuts, which gained greatest ensemble; Todd Haynes’ 2002 movie Far From Heaven, incomes her the very best actress prize; Tom Ford’s 2009 directorial debut A Single Man; George Clooney’s Suburbicon in 2017; and served as jury president in 2022.
Tilda Swinton, a Venice greatest actress winner for her function in Edward II (1991), was additionally on the pageant with Julianne Moore in 2009 for the premiere of Luca Guadagnino’s I Am Love. In 2020, she was honored with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.
The Room Subsequent Door is Pedro Almodóvar’s follow-up to Parallel Moms (2021), which premiered at Venice and earned Penelope Cruz the very best actress Volpi Cup. Almodóvar has beforehand premiered a number of notable works at Venice, together with Darkish Habits (1983), Girls on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988), which gained greatest screenplay, and the 2020 brief movie The Human Voice starring Tilda Swinton. He was honored with the pageant’s lifetime achievement award in 2019.
On the movie’s finish, Pedro Almodóvar celebrated by kissing Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton on the cheeks and lifting their arms like boxing champions.He prolonged the ovation by shaking arms with followers whereas descending the steps along with his new muses. Swinton, in a white Chanel swimsuit, embraced Moore, who wore a glittering gold robe. Moore appeared emotional as Almodóvar, wearing a cotton-candy pink swimsuit, basked within the crowd’s chants of “Pedro! Pedro! Pedro!”
Amid the rapturous applause, Pedro Almodóvar personally waved to every fan within the Sala Grande theater. He clapped alongside as Julianne Moore held onto his arm. Because the ovation continued, Almodóvar prolonged it additional by sprinting down the steps from the balcony to signal autographs and take selfies. In the meantime, Moore and Tilda Swinton giggled, making an attempt to time their exit from the theater.
The applause for The Room Subsequent Door has surpassed different main standing ovations on the pageant: Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist (12 minutes), Pablo Larrain’s Maria (eight minutes), starring Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas, and Justin Kurzel’s The Order (seven minutes), that includes Jude Law.
Almodóvar’s first English-language movie premiered on an evening in Venice when a sweltering warmth wave momentarily eased. On the crimson carpet, Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, holding arms, posed for images within the mild drizzle whereas paparazzi referred to as out their names.
The Room Subsequent Door options Oscar winners Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton as Ingrid and Martha, former buddies who as soon as labored collectively at a New York journal. Ingrid, now a best-selling creator, reconnects with Martha as she faces superior most cancers. True to Almodóvar’s type, the movie consists of signature plot twists, with the ladies’s vibrant, meticulously lit residences feeling extra Madrid than Manhattan.
Julianne Moore has been a distinguished determine on the Venice Movie Pageant over time. She attended for Robert Altman’s 1993 drama Brief Cuts, which gained greatest ensemble; Todd Haynes’ 2002 movie Far From Heaven, incomes her the very best actress prize; Tom Ford’s 2009 directorial debut A Single Man; George Clooney’s Suburbicon in 2017; and served as jury president in 2022.
Tilda Swinton, a Venice greatest actress winner for her function in Edward II (1991), was additionally on the pageant with Julianne Moore in 2009 for the premiere of Luca Guadagnino’s I Am Love. In 2020, she was honored with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.
The Room Subsequent Door is Pedro Almodóvar’s follow-up to Parallel Moms (2021), which premiered at Venice and earned Penelope Cruz the very best actress Volpi Cup. Almodóvar has beforehand premiered a number of notable works at Venice, together with Darkish Habits (1983), Girls on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988), which gained greatest screenplay, and the 2020 brief movie The Human Voice starring Tilda Swinton. He was honored with the pageant’s lifetime achievement award in 2019.