Pedro Almodóvar's 'Bitter Christmas' Receives Long Ovation at Cannes
Pedro Almodóvar's new film, 'Bitter Christmas,' premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, receiving a standing ovation lasting between 6.5 and 10 minutes. Critics offered varied reviews for the intensely personal film.
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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 →Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Bitter Christmas’ Receives Warm Response at Cannes
The melodrama, which premiered in competition at the French festival, marks the 76-year-old director’s return to his native language after making his English-language debut with the Venice-winning 'The Room Next Door.'
By Scott Roxborough
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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