According to the Venice Film Festival, Almodóvar’s “The Human Voice” is set to run for approximately 30 minutes. The festival describes the film as “a very free adaptation of the original stage play by Jean Cocteau, with which Pedro Almodóvar has been dreaming of for decades. It tells the story of a desperate woman (Swinton), who waits for the phone call of the lover who has just abandoned her. It marks Pedro Almodóvar’s first time shooting in English.”
“I am very excited about coming back to Venice in such a special year, with Covid 19 as involuntary guest,” Almodóvar said in a statement announcing his short film’s Venice Film Festival debut. “Everything will be different, and I am looking forward to discovering it in person.” The director continued, “It is an honor to accompany Tilda in a year in which she is receiving a very much deserved award. As a matter of fact, ‘The Human Voice’ is a festival of Tilda, a display of her infinite and assorted registers as an actress. It’s been a spectacle to direct her.” Venice Film Festival director Alberto Barbera said in his own statement, “It is an extraordinary pleasure and a great honor to welcome Pedro Almodóvar back to Venice … there could be no better way to celebrate, all together, our wish to go back to the movies in the company of one of the greatest of all contemporary directors.” Swinton is receiving the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement this year, an award Almodóvar was honored with at the 2019 festival. Get your first look at “The Human Voice” in the post below, courtesy of the Venice Film Festival. Venice Film Festival Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.
