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    "Barbara Lennie",
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  "textContent": "Pedro Almodóvar is known for mining his own personal experience, but Bitter Christmas (Amarga Navidad) explores this on a whole new level. His viewpoint is reflected in the film in two interwoven protagonists — director Raul (Leonardo Sbaraglia), and Elsa (Bárbara Lennie), the cult filmmaker at the center of Raul’s screenplay. As Raul grapples with […]",
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