IEThe Irish Times
Bitter Christmas review: even when Almodóvar is coasting, he cannot help but charm
Charlie Kaufman would enjoy the sort of puzzle Pedro Almodóvar has created here but too often it feels like a challenge the Spanish director has set for himself
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- 27 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
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- The Irish Times
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- Ireland
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- 27 Aug 2026, 04:12 UTC
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- Donald Clarke
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Charlie Kaufman would enjoy the sort of puzzle Pedro Almodóvar has created here but too often it feels like a challenge the Spanish director has set for himself
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Bitter Christmas review: even when Almodóvar is coasting, he cannot help but charm
Charlie Kaufman would enjoy the sort of puzzle Pedro Almodóvar has created here but too often it feels like a challenge the Spanish director has set for himself
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- #3006
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- 27 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
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