The Room Next Door (12A)

The screenings on Thu 28 Nov at  2pm and 7.30pm will have descriptive subtitles. The screening on Thu 28 Nov at 2pm will be relaxed for people living with dementia.

Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine.  Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.

Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Cast: Julianne Moore | Tilda Swinton | John Turturro

• Access Information - Cinema

  Cinema

  Seat size

  Seats in the Cinema are 45cm (172/3“) wide and 46cm (18“) deep, are 40cm (152/3“) from the floor, and have 12cm (42/3“) between seats.

  Armrests

  Seats in the Cinema have armrests that do not fold away, and cannot be completely removed.

  Legroom

  Seats in the cinema have 30cm (112/3”) of legroom in front of seats, with additional legroom on row A and seats B1-B4 and B11-B14.

  Further information

  If you have any questions about accessibility our Box Office team are always happy to help and can be contacted on 01642 525199 or by emailing [email protected] - you can also tell us about your access requirements when prompted to do so during the online booking process.

• Companion Ticket Scheme

  A free ticket is available to a companion accompanying a disabled person to an event, where it is an access requirement. To book a companion ticket or accessible seating as part of your order please contact the Box Office team on 01642 525199 or email [email protected]

  You can tell us about any other access requirements you have at the time of booking.

• Information about screenings with descriptive subtitles

  Descriptive subtitles, sometimes referred to as subtitles for D/deaf and hard-of-hearing people or captions, transcribe dialogue and relevant aspects of the soundtrack, including music and sound effects, attempting to give D/deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers an equal experience to those who are able to watch films without descriptive subtitles. Descriptive subtitles would include speech identifiers and descriptive elements such as [door slamming] and [kettle whistling].

• Information about screenings with audio description

  Audio description is commentary that aims to describe body language, expressions and movements to blind or visually impaired audience members, thereby offering additional information about the film through sound. Our cinema is equipped with a system that delivers audio description through a headset. The audio description runs each time the film is shown and is undetectable to anyone not wearing a headset.

  Many of our cinema screenings have an audio description facility. If you would like to use it when visiting our cinema, please let the Box Office know when booking your tickets. You can also let us know this by using the access requirements box when booking online.

• BBFC Rating Info (May contain spoilers)

  Threat and Horror

  Flashbacks show a man running into a burning building in the hope of rescuing survivors, despite desperate pleas from his wife.

  Language

  There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘bullshit’, ‘asshole’, ‘hell’ and ‘God’.

  Sex

  Occasional mild sex references include ones to a man as a ‘passionate and enthusiastic lover’, as well as a scene discreetly establishing off-screen sex.

  Drugs

  A person takes a sedative prescribed to someone else, in order to cope with a stressful situation. Other scenes contain occasional verbal references to drug misuse.

  Theme

  There are references to assisted dying, as a terminally ill woman prepares to take her own life. The death itself occurs off screen, although there is brief undetailed sight of the body in the aftermath. There are scenes of bereavement, as well as references to cancer, mental health and difficult family relationships.