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Pedro Almodovar’s Potential Cannes Contender ‘Bitter Christmas’ Draws Upbeat Reviews in Spain

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Pedro Almodovar’s Potential Cannes Contender ‘Bitter Christmas’ Draws Upbeat Reviews in Spain
Apr 6, 2026 7:25am PT Pedro Almodovar’s Potential Cannes Contender ‘Bitter Christmas’ Draws Upbeat Reviews in Spain

Released by Warner Bros. in Spain on March 20, top Spanish critics’ reviews are largely positive but they are hardly unanimous

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John Hopewell

Chief International Correspondent

john_hopewell See All (L-R) Bárbara Lennie, Victoria Luengo on 'Bitter Christmas' (L-R) Bárbara Lennie, Victoria Luengo on 'Bitter Christmas' ©El Deseo, photos by Iglesias Mas

First reactions to Pedro Almodovar’s “Bitter Christmas” (“Amarga Navidad”) – one of the highest-profile contenders predicted to be selected the Cannes Film Festival on April 9 – are already in, at least from his native Spain where Almodovar’s latest opened March 20. 

Most reactions, especially from Spain’s biggest newspapers and specialist film publications, are good to great. 

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