Bitter Christmas

Thu, 29th Oct 2026 06:00 pm

Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney NSW 2000

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Spain l 2026 | Spanish l Drama | Unclassified R18+ Pedro Almodóvar returns with his new feature, following Elsa, an advertising director whose mother dies during a long December holiday. She works non-stop and, without realising, doesn’t give herself time to mourn her mother’s absence. After a crisis, Elsa decides to travel to the island of Lanzarote accompanied by her friend Patricia, who also needs to get away from the city. The story of these characters run parallel to that of a screenwriter and film director Raúl, who is writing a script that we soon discover is the story of Elsa and her friends. The film narrates the often painful relationship between reality and fiction, between inspiration and life, exploring the limits of autofiction and stories within stories. Presented by Sydney Opera House