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 57 times at 10 London cinemas between Friday 4 September and Thursday 15 October.

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Where to watch it

The Arzner

10 Bermondsey Square, London SE1 3UN

Bitter Christmas

Fri 4 Sep 13:15 Fri 4 Sep 19:15 Sat 5 Sep 13:00 Sun 6 Sep 12:00 Sun 6 Sep 20:30 Mon 7 Sep 12:00 Mon 7 Sep 18:30 Tue 8 Sep 20:45

Coffee Scene: Bitter Christmas

Wed 9 Sep 14:45

The Garden Cinema

39-41 Parker Street, London WC2B 5PQ

Bitter Christmas

Fri 4 Sep 13:30 Fri 4 Sep 21:00 Sat 5 Sep 18:55 Sun 6 Sep 12:00 Mon 7 Sep 17:30 Wed 9 Sep 20:40 Thu 10 Sep 15:15 Fri 11 Sep 11:00

Regent Street Cinema

Regent Street, London W1B 5AH

Bitter Christmas

Fri 4 Sep 20:00 Sun 6 Sep 13:30 Tue 8 Sep 20:00 Wed 9 Sep 17:30

Ciné Lumière

17 Queensberry Place, South Kensington, London SW7 2DT

Bitter Christmas

Fri 4 Sep 20:30 Sat 5 Sep 14:30 Sun 6 Sep 16:10 Mon 7 Sep 18:00 Tue 8 Sep 20:30 Wed 9 Sep 16:00 Wed 9 Sep 17:40 Wed 9 Sep 20:35 Thu 10 Sep 20:35

The Rio

107 Kingsland High St, London E8 2PB

BITTER CHRISTMAS

Fri 4 Sep 20:50 Sat 5 Sep 13:30 Sat 5 Sep 17:30 Sun 6 Sep 15:20 Sun 6 Sep 20:50 Mon 7 Sep 14:30 Mon 7 Sep 18:30 Tue 8 Sep 20:50 Wed 9 Sep 18:10 Thu 10 Sep 18:10

Carers & Babies: BITTER CHRISTMAS

Mon 7 Sep 11:00

Electric Portobello

191 Portobello Road, London W11 2ED

Bitter Christmas

Fri 4 Sep 21:00 Sat 5 Sep 14:30 Sat 5 Sep 17:30 Mon 7 Sep 12:30 Mon 7 Sep 17:30 Tue 8 Sep 14:00 Thu 10 Sep 17:45

The Chiswick Cinema

94-96 Chiswick High Road, London W4 1SH

Bitter Christmas

Sat 5 Sep 10:30 Sun 6 Sep 11:50

Barbican Centre

Silk St, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DS

Parent & Baby Screening: Bitter Christmas

Sat 5 Sep 11:15 Mon 7 Sep 11:15

Members' Screening: Bitter Christmas

Sun 6 Sep 11:00

The Lexi Cinema

194b Chamberlayne Road, London NW10 3JU

Bitter Christmas

Mon 7 Sep 11:00 Mon 7 Sep 15:00

David Lean Cinema

Katharine Street, Croydon CR9 1ET

Bitter Christmas

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