Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore take a fateful trip to upstate New York in the movie “The Room Next Door.”
New Jersey subbed in for our northern neighbor in some scenes of the film, which is acclaimed Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language movie.
Almodóvar won the Oscar for best foreign language film for “All About My Mother” (1999) and best original screenplay for “Talk To Her” (2002).
“The Room Next Door,” released in New York Dec. 20, is now playing in one Jersey theater — The Clairidge in Montclair — and will expand to more Jersey theaters starting Jan. 16.
Almodóvar, Swinton and Moore tell a story about terminal illness, death, love and friendship in the film, which is based on the 2020 novel “What Are You Going Through” by New York author Sigrid Nunez.
“The Room Next Door” is mostly set in Manhattan and upstate New York.Sony Pictures Classics
Swinton plays Martha, a former war reporter, and her fellow Oscar winner Moore plays Ingrid, a novelist.
The characters, who are friends, worked together earlier in their careers. The New Yorkers reunite as Martha faces down a grim diagnosis. As they get reacquainted, Martha has a question for Ingrid, one that changes the course of their time together.
Swinton was nominated for the Golden Globe for best female actor in a motion picture drama for her performance in the film (see trailer below).
The movie, which won the Golden Lion at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, is set in Manhattan, upstate New York and beyond for flashbacks in the film.
Filming for the Sony Pictures Classics movie took place in New York, Madrid and New Jersey.
The film’s Jersey theatrical debut being in Montclair echoes scenes in the movie.
Director Pedro Almodóvar on the set of “The Room Next Door” with Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton.Sony Pictures Classics
Swinton and Moore can be seen perusing books in Montclair Book Center. Almodóvar also filmed at Montclair State University.
The Westfield police station plays the Lake Hill, New York police station in the story, which also stars Emmy winner John Turturro and Alessandro Nivola in smaller, supporting roles.
This past spring, Moore was seen filming scenes in Westfield with Turturro.
“The Room Next Door,” rated PG-13, runs 1 hour and 47 minutes and is currently playing at The Clairidge in Montclair and more New Jersey theaters starting Jan. 16.
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