Bitter Christmas (2026)

Pedro Almodóvar · 111 min · Letterboxd ↗

After her mother dies in December, advertising director Elsa immerses herself in work to cope. When a panic attack forces her to take a break, she decides to travel to Lanzarote with her friend Patricia. The story of these women run parallel to that of a screenwriter and film director, exploring how life and fiction are inseparably linked, sometimes painfully so.

Bitter Christmas screens 26 times at 7 London cinemas between Sunday 13 September and Thursday 15 October.

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Where to watch it

The Chiswick Cinema

94-96 Chiswick High Road, London W4 1SH

Bitter Christmas

Sun 13 Sep 14:30 Tue 15 Sep 12:20 Tue 15 Sep 20:10 Wed 16 Sep 13:10 Thu 17 Sep 15:10

The Garden Cinema

39-41 Parker Street, London WC2B 5PQ

Bitter Christmas

Sun 13 Sep 16:30 Mon 14 Sep 17:40 Wed 16 Sep 13:15 Thu 17 Sep 15:15

The Rio

107 Kingsland High St, London E8 2PB

BITTER CHRISTMAS

Sun 13 Sep 16:40 Mon 14 Sep 15:30 Mon 14 Sep 18:00 Wed 16 Sep 19:30 Thu 17 Sep 18:10

Barbican Centre

Silk St, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DS

Bitter Christmas

Sun 13 Sep 17:30 Mon 14 Sep 15:40 Tue 15 Sep 18:10 Wed 16 Sep 20:30 Thu 17 Sep 15:40

The Lexi Cinema

194b Chamberlayne Road, London NW10 3JU

Bitter Christmas

Sun 13 Sep 17:45

Phoenix Cinema

52 High Road, London N2 9PJ

Bitter Christmas

Sun 13 Sep 19:30 Tue 15 Sep 20:15 Wed 16 Sep 17:15 Thu 17 Sep 20:15

David Lean Cinema

Katharine Street, Croydon CR9 1ET

Bitter Christmas

Thu 15 Oct 14:30 Thu 15 Oct 19:30