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Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Bitter Christmas’ is currently being screened in London, according to a cinema programme circulated by the Barbican Centre. The film is presented as the latest work from the Spanish filmmaker, whose return is described by the Barbican as marked by his “unmistakable style.”
The programme identifies grief, loss and artistic betrayal as the central concerns of ‘Bitter Christmas’. No further plot details, cast information, screening schedule or running dates are provided in the available listing, beyond the indication that screenings are now underway and tickets are available.
The film appears in a wider Barbican cinema bulletin focused on current and forthcoming screenings. The same programme lists new releases including the Australian horror film ‘Leviticus’, the British comedy ‘The Incomer’ and ‘Late Fame’, a drama starring Willem Dafoe and Greta Lee and written by Samy Burch. Those titles are presented as separate items in the cinema schedule rather than as part of the Almodóvar film.
The newsletter also highlights the final screenings of ‘Project a Black Planet: Film’, with ‘Ambiguous Encounters’ scheduled for 5–6 September in Cinema 1. That programme brings together films, documentaries and intertextual lectures focused on the Tricontinental Conference and the First World Festival of Negro Arts. Its inclusion in the bulletin provides context for the range of film programming being promoted by the Barbican, but it is distinct from ‘Bitter Christmas’.
Additional September listings include ‘Olivia & the Clouds’, a surreal animation from the Dominican Republic scheduled for 10 September in Cinema 2; ‘Strawberry and Chocolate’, listed for 14 September in Cinema 2; and ‘Kino Bloc’, a season of new films from Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Balkans running from 16–30 September. The bulletin separately advertises ‘All Kaiju Attack: All Stars!’, a Japanese monster-cinema programme running until 2 November across the cinemas.
For ‘Bitter Christmas’, the available information remains limited to its current screening status, its association with Almodóvar and its thematic focus on grief, loss and artistic betrayal. The Barbican’s listing directs audiences to book tickets but does not state a closing date or specify individual screening times.
