I really enjoyed this movie. We attended a very special session in [[Cines Paz]] that featured [[Pedro Almodóvar]] in the flesh coming over and introducing the film, as well as some of the motivations for the movie and his thoughts while writing it. I really enjoyed the film. It is a profoundly [[Pedro Almodóvar|Almodóvar-esque]] movie: the classic bright outfits, the colors, the visuals, the impeccable casting and their acting... Loosely (or not) auto-biographical, deals with how reality can seep into fiction and backwards, and that's how the movie is shot: coming in and out of the script, to see a [[Leonardo Sbaraglia]] struggling with some sort of writer's block and winging it with his real life events. It also explores, in particular, grief and how each one deals with it. I really think it's the best movie [[Pedro Almodóvar]] has released since, at the very least, [[Pain and Glory (2019)|Dolor y gloria]]. The final scene with the confrontation in the park is just incredible, and how it is shot is just chilling. I also really liked [[Carmen Machi]]'s appearance and [[Amaia Romero]] singing [[Chavela Vargas]] is just fan service. ## [Letterboxd review](https://letterboxd.com/vicente35mm/film/bitter-christmas/) > Pero cómo vas a escribir varias versiones de un guion en el teclado del macbook? Cómprate un buen teclado chacho que he visto tu casa