Tilda Swinton and Pedro Almodóvar may have only collaborated on one short film and one feature — “The Human Voice” and their recent Golden Lion-winning melodrama “The Room Next Door” — but it seems they’ve already formed a relationship that will last the rest of their lives. As reported by The Hollywood Reporter , Swinton presented Almodóvar with a Donostia award at San Sebastián International Film Festival in the filmmaker’s native Spain this week. The actress praised Almodóvar for putting his work out into the world, so that it may find a place to grow inside all those who watch.
“You have planted in each one of us a garden of treasure,” she said. “Your work is good for the world, we thank you for it from the bottom of our hearts. You will live forever.
We lucky humans — you make it easier to be one, in spite of everything.” Accepting the award, Almodóvar made it clear that he does not see the lifetime achievement award as any kind of ending for his career — because to him, creating is the only life that feels worth living. “At my age, a prize like Donostia can indicate the end of a road and a reward for having traveled it,” Almodóvar said.
“But I don’t live it like that. For me, cinema is a blessing or a curse. I can’t think of any other way of life if it’s not writing or directing.
” In a separate piece by Variety on the press conference for the award ceremony, Swinton was reported as having heaped personal affection on.