Cinema Club for the over 60s: BITTER CHRISTMAS; 12:40pm; Thurs 3 Sept; Finsbury Park PictureHouse

Hello all;                                                                                 

The next offering from the Cinema Club for the over 60s is the film BITTER CHRISTMAS at the Finsbury Park PictureHouse at 12:40pm on Thursday 3 Sept. The cost is now £9.99.  There is no longer a Silver Screen card.  All you have to do is show up.  This film is 1 hour and 51 mins. So, it should finish around 2:50pm.  There are a lot of trailers. 

Here is the synopsis:
From iconic director Pedro Almodóvar, Bitter Christmas tells two alternating stories one starring Elsa, an advertising director, in 2004, during a long weekend in December.The second takes place in 2026 and follows Raúl, a screenwriter and director who is writing a script.

His script, we soon discover, is the story of Elsa and those around her.  Elsa is, in a way, Raúl's alter ego, who, like him, resorts to autofiction as a solution to a long period of creative drought. 

He looks inside himself, and he can't help but also look at the people who make up his most intimate universe: his partner and his assistant.

The film narrates the close relationship between reality and fiction, between inspiration and life, exploring the limits of autofiction and stories within stories.

The film is in Spanish with English subtitles.       

Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUvdMKtFXBw

James will be the point person.  I will be there about 12:15pm if you want to have a chat.  I sit on the right hand side when you come into the PictureHouse. Look for the Cinema Club sign.

Cheers,
James Cowling