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Almodóvar warns Europe: Trump censorship threatens art at Cannes.

5/20/2026

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Pedro Almodóvar told a Cannes press conference that Europe must never be subjected to President Donald Trump.
He warned that United States censorship under President Donald Trump and a Canal+ blacklist threaten artistic freedom.
He said artists must speak out because silence signals a crumbling democracy.
His film “Bitter Christmas” opened at Cannes to a 6.5-minute standing ovation, his eighth competition entry.

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Pedro Almodóvar told a Cannes press conference that Europe must never be subjected to President Donald Trump.
He warned that United States censorship under President Donald Trump and a Canal+ blacklist threaten artistic freedom.
He said artists must speak out because silence signals a crumbling democracy.
His film “Bitter Christmas” opened at Cannes to a 6.5-minute standing ovation, his eighth competition entry.