Monday Cinema: The Room Next Door

Trail & District Arts Council presents Monday Cinema: The Room Next Door on Monday, March 3 at 4 pm at The Royal Theatre, 1597 Bay Ave., Trail.

Pedro Almodóvar’s deeply moving new film, “The Room Next Door”, features powerhouse performances from Academy Award® winners Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton.

Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. But as they grew older they were separated by their busy circumstances as Ingrid became an autofiction novelist and Martha a war reporter. But, after years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.

The first English language feature from renowned Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar is another masterpiece, filled with heartbreaking choices, visuals saturated with colour, and a precise rendering of women’s inner lives.

Dir: Pedro Almodóvar / Featuring: Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore, John Turturro / Country: Spain, USA / Language: English / Duration: 1 hr 29 mins / Genre: Drama / Rating: PG

“The Room Next Door is … rather optimistic, celebrating the beauties of life and meaningful connection in the face of death with a thoughtful, pensive tone.” - Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly

“Strange, affecting, atmospheric, the film lingers like a ghost.” - Zachary Barnes, Wall Street Journal

“[Almodóvar] loses none of his dramatic power, directing his stars to some of the best work of their luminous careers and telling a story of incredible emotional truth.” - Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com

Watch the trailer https://youtu.be/A26t3xX8eNU

Content Advisory: Coarse language, brief sexual references, themes of suicide

Awards: Golden Lion, Venice Film Festival (2024).

The Monday Cinema series is part of the Toronto International Film Festival Film Circuit and is presented by Trail and District Arts Council at The Royal Theatre, 1597 Bay Avenue, Trail.

Tickets $13 at tickets.trail-arts.com or call the Box Office at 250-368-9669 Monday to Friday from 12-4 pm. Only 143 tickets are available for this screening. If tickets are available, they will go on sale at the venue when the doors open 30 minutes before the screening.

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