OPENING FILM: Bitter Christmas
Thu 20 August · Manchester
Thursday, 20 August 2026 · 5:50 pm – 8:00 pm
About
Love, loss and creativity collide in the magnificent new melodrama from Pedro Almodóvar. Raúl is a respected filmmaker in the midst of a creative crisis. When tragedy strikes one of his closest collaborators, he draws inspiration from it to write his next film. Little by little, he imagines Elsa, a filmmaker struggling to write a script of her own, and whose journey begins to mirror that of her creator. The two filmmakers become two sides of the same character, trading places in a game of mirrors where the raw honesty of autofiction proves to be a force both revealing and destructive. How far can one go to tell a story? Pedro Almodóvar, one of the leading lights of contemporary world cinema, returns with a magnificent, metafictional melodrama that grapples with love, loss and the creative process. This SCENE opening night film is a special advanced preview screening.
TIMINGS 5.35pm: Doors 5.50pm: Feature starts Event duration: 1 hour 55 minutes 8.00pm: Feature ends
TICKETS General Admission £9.95 (+ £1.20 booking fee) Concessions: £7.95 (+ £1.20 booking fee)
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MORE information Director: Pedro Almodóvar Producer: Agustín Almodóvar Screenwriter: Pedro Almodóvar Talent: Bárbara Lennie,, Leonardo Sbaraglia,, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón Country of Origin: USA Release Year: 2026 Content Guidance: Grief, infidelity, sexual scenes Age Rating: 15 Accessibility: For access and facilites information, please visit HOME Runtime: 111 minutes
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