Almodóvar's 'Bitter Christmas' Premieres to Standing Ovation at Cannes
Pedro Almodóvar's film 'Bitter Christmas' made its debut at the Cannes Film Festival, where it received a standing ovation lasting several minutes. The premiere was followed by a range of critical reviews for the director's latest work.
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Bitter Christmas review – grief, loss and artistic betrayal in Almodóvar’s film within a film
Cannes film festival: Spaniard’s latest life-v-art auto-metafiction feels slightly muddled as he directs a director directing a director With its rich, warm, summery colours, nothing could surely be less bitter or less Christmassy than this film. It’s the latest from Cannes competition regular Pedro Almodóvar, partly set during Christmas; the female lead actually complains about the yuletide traffic at one stage. But there’s no tinsel or sleigh bells or shopping for presents. Like Die Hard, i...
By Peter Bradshaw
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Spanish author Pedro Almodóvar returns to Competition at the Cannes Film Festival with "Bitter Christmas", a self-reflective drama about filmmaking and mental collapse. Meanwhile, Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev premieres the gripping "Minotaur" dealing with tensions in Russia, while Andy García unveils "Diamond" – his long-awaited noir passion project starring Vicky Krieps and Brendan Fraser.
By FRANCE24
Read full article →Pedro Almodovar’s ‘Bitter Christmas’ Earns 6.5-Minute Standing Ovation at Cannes
Pedro Almodovar received a warm 6.5-minute standing ovation at the international premiere of “Bitter Christmas.” While the ovations weren’t close to the Venice applause to “The Room Next Door” which lasted a huge 17 minutes, the Cannes crowd was extremely appreciative. Almodovar attended with leads Barbara Lennie and Leonardo Sbaraglia and the ensemble cast. Addressing […]
By Naman Ramachandran
Read full article →‘Bitter Christmas’ Review: Pedro Almodóvar’s Elegant Rumination on Art and Ethics Is Intensely Personal but Emotionally Unyielding
Leonardo Sbaraglia, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón and Bárbara Lennie star in this semi-autobiographical meta-fiction about a film director whose screenplay violates a close friend’s privacy.
By David Rooney
Read full article →Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Bitter Christmas’ Gets 9-Minute Ovation In Cannes Debut
Pedro Almodóvar’s latest movie at the Cannes Film Festival, Bitter Christmas, scored a nine-minute ovation after its world premiere screening Tuesday night. The pic (Spanish title: Amarga Navidad) — the auteur’s 11th offering in Cannes, and eighth in the main competition — straddles two storylines and is the latest to reflect his own viewpoint. It […]
By Patrick Hipes
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