“Almodóvar nests one story inside another, leaps between them with breathtaking fluidity, and brings them both to a virtuosic, if abrupt, finish.”
– The New Yorker.
“Almodóvar has lost none of his ability to surprise and provoke.”
– Time Out.
Bitter Christmas Amarga Navidad
Screenings
Wednesday, 02. 09. 2026 / 13:00 / Main Hall
Tickets available only at the box office.
Bitter Christmas tells two alternating stories. One takes place in 2004 and stars an advertising director Elsa during a long weekend in December. The other, set in the present, features Raúl, a cult director working on a new script. Soon we discover Raúl is writing about Elsa, her boyfriend Bonifacio, and her friends Patricia and Natalia... Almodóvar’s—always stylish—latest comes straight from Cannes!
cast Bárbara Lennie, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Victoria Luengo, Patrick Criado, Milena Smit, Quim Gutiérrez, Rossy de Palma, Carmen Machi, Gloria Muñoz, Amaia Romero,
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Saturday, 11. 07. 2026
FILM UNDER THE STARS – Yesterday without the stars!
Due to high winds, yesterday’s Avant Premiere of Bitter Christmas was cancelled. You can see Bitter Christmas today at 18:30 or 21:00 at Kinodvo (the number of seats at Kinodvor is considerably lower than in the castle courtyard).
What's On
Bitter Christmas Amarga Navidad
Pedro Almodóvar
Tuesday, 25. 08. 2026 / 18:00 / Main Hall
Bitter Christmas tells two alternating stories. One takes place in 2004 and stars an advertising director Elsa during a long weekend in December. The other, set in the present, features Raúl, a cult director working on a new script. Soon we discover Raúl is writing about Elsa, her boyfriend Bonifacio, and her friends Patricia and Natalia… Almodóvar’s—always stylish—latest comes straight from Cannes!
Last Screening
The Last One for the Road Le città di pianura
Francesco Sossai
Tuesday, 25. 08. 2026 / 20:30 / Main Hall
Francesco Sossai breathes new life into Italian comedy with a bittersweet road movie. Together with two old friends, we wander through the Venetian lowlands, empty our glasses, and try to remember the “truly incredible thing about life” that Carlo Bianchi discovered. It was the big winner at the prestigious Italian David di Donatello film awards.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Howard Hawks
Tuesday, 25. 08. 2026 / 20:30 / Congress Square