Monday 5th October – 7.30pm

Bitter Christmas (15)

2026 Spain

Directed by Pedro Almodovar

After winning the Golden Lion for The Room Next Door at Venice in 2024, Pedro Almodóvar returned to the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year where this, his latest film, was nominated for the Palme d’Or and where it won the Soundtrack Award.

Raúl is a cult 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 in the midst of writing a script, whose journey begins to mirror his own. The two filmmakers become two sides of the same character, in a game of mirrors where the raw honesty of autofiction reveals as much as it destroys. But how far can one go to tell a story?

Tickets are £6 (£1 child/student) available on the door or in advance from the Buxton Opera House box-office (01298 72190) or online.

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