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Bitter Christmas

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Jonathan Holland Screen International 6h
A cinephile’s film -- one whose exploration of emotions ultimately fails to translate into an emotional experience for the viewer. Go to Full Review Carlos Boyero El Pais (Spain) 1d
...perhaps I simply haven't grasped the plot, despite its intensity, drama, and supposedly complex premise. But it only evokes boredom and a morbid perplexity in me...[Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Violeta Kovacsics Otroscines.com 1d
4/5
Perhaps Bitter Christmas lacks the visual exuberance of other Almodóvar films, but it offers an intelligent puzzle. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Aarón Rodríguez Serrano El antepenúltimo mohicano 1d
2/5
The pipe continues to leak. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Andrea Zamora Sensacine 5d
4.5/5
Almodóvar's approach is brilliant, intelligent, and vulnerable. And if those three things don't make a good film, then I don't know what I'm doing. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Laura Pérez Fotogramas 5d
4/5
In this, the 24th feature film of his career, [Pedro Almodóvar] has perfected the transitions between one plotline and another, which involve not only time jumps but also shifts between different layers of fiction within fiction. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Pedro Almodóvar

Director

Bárbara Lennie

Actor

Leonardo Sbaraglia

Actor

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Actor

Patrick Criado

Actor

Victoria Luengo

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Movie Info

Director
Pedro Almodóvar
Producer
Agustín Almodóvar
Screenwriter
Pedro Almodóvar
Production Co
El Deseo
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Holiday
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 52m