Ingrid’s assertion about living inside a tragedy comes in a scene with a fatalist character smartly played by John Turturro – Damian, a lover she once shared with Martha, albeit not at the same time, mind you – an academic who lectures about the climate crisis and cannot abide by his offspring bringing more children into a dying world. But The Room Next Door falters a bit in its character development – ever the accomplished and empathetic performer, Moore brings what she can to a woman who’s a bit thin on the page and reciting some occasionally clunky dialogue, despite the story unfolding primarily from her perspective. The director also finds a way to subvert some of the norms of his usual tone and method: His preoccupation with sex is here replaced with the unique intimacy of two old friends who know each other very well, and are very much aware of the potential discomfort of their uncharted-waters situation, to the point where they point-blank address it like the adults they are.
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Published at: 2025-04-19 22:30:00
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