2024-09-08 22:11:10
Presenting his new film in Venice, the filmmaker condemned hate speech and called for empathy and the right to a dignified death.
The film director Pedro Almodovar made an emotional appeal and condemned the “hate speech” during the presentation of his new film, The Room Next Doorat the Venice Film Festival.
During a press conference, the Spaniard took the opportunity to address the film’s main themes and was not afraid to be critical.
At the event, Almodóvar was accompanied by the actresses Tilda Swinton y Julianne Moore, who are the protagonists of their first feature film in English.
The Room Next Door It is inspired by the novel Sigrid Nunez call What is your Torment? There, the story is told of Ingrid (Jualianne Moore), a writer who due to life circumstances ends up living with her friend from her youth Martha (Tilda Swinton), who is a war correspondent.
However, this story is not without its ups and downs, as this will occur weeks before one of them is applied the euthanasia.
The harsh criticism that Pedro Almodóvar made in his new film
One of the underlying themes in the new film Pedro Almodovar It is the right to a dignified deathmaking euthanasia one of the main points of the film.
“The film is about empathy, generosity and the deep friendship of helping someone”the filmmaker began by explaining.
Along the same lines, the producer said that The Next Door Room “is the response to the hate speech we hear every day in Spain and the rest of the world. This film is exactly the opposite of that speech.”
On the other hand, Almodóvar referred to immigration: “I want to send a message to all those unaccompanied children who struggle to reach our borders. Turning them into invaders is so delusional, so profoundly stupid and so unjust that what I propose is the exact opposite.”
Finally, the 74-year-old director said that the film “is about a woman who is dying in a world that is probably also dying.”
“I believe that the only solution is that each person from their place must demonstrate against all this denialism,” he concluded by saying.