Room Next Door, The: Almodovar’s First English-Speaking Feature, Starring Oscar Winners Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore

Starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore, the film received an 18-minute standing ovation when it premiered at Venice, the longest ever.

Venice Film Fest 2024: Awards in All Series and Categories

Brady Corbet won the best director for The Brutalist, starring Oscar winner Adrien Brody

Venice Film Fest 2024: Almodóvar’s “The Room Next Door” Wins Golden Lion for Best Film

The Spaniard’s first-ever English-language feature received unprecedented 17-minute standing ovation when it premiered at the festival.

Political Films: 100 Most Significant. No. 95: “I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang” (1933), U.S., Directed by Mervyn Le Roy, Starring Paul Muni, Glenda Farrell

Mervyn Le Roy directed in a taut, straightforward mode, propelled by a compelling narrative and biting dialogue penned by Howard J. Green and Brown Holmes.

I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (1933): Directed by Mervyn Le Roy, Starring Paul Muni, Glenda Farrell

A social problem picture indicting social injustices, I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang exposed the inhuman conditions on the chain gangs in Southern prison camps.