Love, loss and creativity collide in the magnificent new melodrama from Pedro Almodóvar.
Raúl is a respected filmmaker in the midst of a creative crisis. When tragedy strikes one of his closest collaborators, he draws inspiration from it to write his next film. Little by little, he imagines Elsa, a filmmaker struggling to write a script of her own, and whose journey begins to mirror that of her creator.
The two filmmakers become two sides of the same character, trading places in a game of mirrors where the raw honesty of autofiction proves to be a force both revealing and destructive. How far can one go to tell a story?
Pedro Almodóvar, one of the leading lights of contemporary world cinema, returns with a magnificent, metafictional melodrama that grapples with love, loss and the creative process.
This SCENE opening night film is a special advanced preview screening.
TIMINGS
5.35pm: Doors
5.50pm: Feature starts
Event duration: 1 hour 55 minutes
8.00pm: Feature ends
TICKETS
General Admission £9.95 (+ £1.20 booking fee)
Concessions: £7.95 (+ £1.20 booking fee)
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Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Producer: Agustín Almodóvar
Screenwriter: Pedro Almodóvar
Talent: Bárbara Lennie,, Leonardo Sbaraglia,, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Country of Origin: USA
Release Year: 2026
Content Guidance: Grief, infidelity, sexual scenes
Age Rating: 15
Accessibility: For access and facilites information, please visit HOME
Runtime: 111 minutes
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