Two women embrace on a green sofa in a stylish, colorful living room. One, with short dark hair and a pink turtleneck, holds a worried expression while comforting the other, who has long auburn hair and wears a pink cardigan over a sage green top, resting her head on the first woman's shoulder with a troubled look. The room features black-and-white photographs on gray walls, a vase of pink roses, and warm ambient lighting.

Bitter Christmas

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About Bitter Christmas

The latest film from treasured auteur Pedro Almodóvar is a sun-dappled journey exploring life, art and the ownership of stories that are told.

Filmmaker Elsa suffers debilitating migraines. She also feels stuck creatively. Making money directing commercials, she yearns to write a new film. Meanwhile, her friends have their own problems; Patricia is concerned her husband is cheating, while Natalia is grieving from a devastating loss. Elsa puts these friendships to the test when she decides to incorporate elements from Natalia and Patricia’s lives into her autobiographical script.

Offering generous servings of his signature bold and vibrant style, Almodóvar’s self-reflexive drama inventively plays with narrative structure, blurring the lines between reality, fiction and memory, while exploring questions around the healing power of art and the morality of artists drawing inspiration from the lives of others.
 

Booking info

To book Accessible tickets and free Companion tickets, please visit our Accessible Bookings page. Companion tickets will initially show a standard ticket price, but once your account is set-up and you are logged in, this will be reduced to £0 at checkout.

Duration includes trailers, adverts and any Q&A/panel. For events such as NT Live, Colour Box and Reel & Meal there will be minimal advertising. We do not admit latecomers after the main feature has started and we have a limited food & drink policy.

MAC’s cinema programme has been generously supported by BFI Film Audience Network and Film Hub Midlands.

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