Pedro Almodóvar and New Muses Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton Land Unbelievable 17-Minute Venice Standing Ovation for ‘The Room Next Door’
variety.comJulianne Moore and Tilda Swinton stunned Venice Film Festival on Monday night with the premiere of Pedro Almodóvar‘s “The Room Next Door,” which received a 17-minute standing ovation, the longest of the 2024 edition so far.
After the film ended, the Spanish auteur kissed both Swinton and Moore and then lifted up their arms like champion boxers. He then descended the stairs with his new muses, prolonging the ovation by shaking hands with fans in the theater.
Swinton, in a white sparkling suit, hugged Moore dressed in a gold shimmering gown. Moore looked misty-eyed as Almodóvar — in a cotton-candy pink suit — eagerly soaked in all the applause, with people chanting, “Pedro!
Pedro! Pedro!” Almodóvar seemed to be individually waving to each fan in the Sala Grande theater as the ovation became the biggest of the festival so far.
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