The first footage from Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar’s “The Room Next Door,” starring Oscar winners Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, is here.
Sony Pictures Classics dropped a teaser trailer on Tuesday for the film, which marks Almodóvar’s first English-language feature and is set to premiere in competition at Venice Film Festival on Sept. 2. According to its synopsis, “The Room Next Door” follows Ingrid (Moore) and Martha (Swinton), who were close friends in their youth when they worked at the same magazine.
“Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life,” the description continues. “After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.”
In the clip, Swinton is seen in a hospital bed with Moore at her side as dramatic music plays. The two go on to inhabit the same home and must navigate their resumed friendship, with Moore seeming to be much more interested in doing so than Swinton.
“The Room Next Door” is Almodóvar’s follow-up to 2021’s “Parallel Mothers,” which also bowed at Venice and scored the fest’s best actress Volpi Cup for Penelope Cruz’s performance. The film is among a stellar competition lineup at this year’s Venice Film Festival, which includes Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer,” Pablo Larrain’s “Maria” and Todd Phillips’ “Joker: Folie à Deux,” among others.
After its Venice premiere, “The Room Next Door” is expected to hit theaters this year via Sony Pictures Classics.
Watch the teaser trailer for “The Room Next Door” below.