At 74, Spain's finest director has won the Golden Lion - incredibly, his first major victory at a film festival - for his debut English language feature. Better late than never, even if The Room Next Door isn't quite his finest work Pedro Almodóvar's The Room Next Door is a tender, heartfelt drama about a driven former war correspondent who's in search of the perfect final scene. She wants an ending that she can script and control, and a handpicked loving audience to applaud her when she goes. ...
Venice 2024: Almodóvar's first major festival win is richly deserved - and epically overdue
The Guardian - 7 Sep 2024 22:54
At 74, Spain's finest director has won the Golden Lion - incredibly, his first major victory at a film festival - for his debut English language feature. Better late than never, even if The Room Next Door isn't quite his finest work Pedro Almodóvar's The Room Next Door is a tender, heartfelt drama about a driven former war correspondent who's in search of the perfect final scene. She wants an ending that she can script and control, and a handpicked loving audience to applaud her when she goes. ...
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