“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
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
Monday, 14. 09. 2026 / 16:20 / 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!
Vampyr Vampyr (Die seltsame Geschichte des Allan Gray)
Carl Th. Dreyer
Monday, 14. 09. 2026 / 18:45 / Main Hall
Zejtune Żejtune
Alex Camilleri
Monday, 14. 09. 2026 / 20:30 / Main Hall
When Mar’s estranged mother passes away, she sees her way out of Malta by selling off her inheritance: three pieces of farmland in the countryside. On her journey to claim her land, she meets Nenu, a spirited 80-year-old għana singer whose vibrant folk music pulls her into the colourful traditions of the island she’s been so eager to escape… Directed by the Maltese-American filmmaker Alex Camilleri (Luzzu).