All About My Mother (1999)
Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew. She reunites with an old friend, an outspoken transgender sex worker, and befriends a troubled actress and a pregnant, HIV-positive nun.
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Yuyi Beringola
- Lola García
- Pedro Almodóvar
Rating: 7.6/10 by 1872 users
Alternative Title:
Tout sur ma mère - FR
Wszystko o mojej matce - PL
论尽我阿妈 - CN
我的母亲 - CN
Tutto su mia madre - IT
Mindent anyámról - HU
내 어머니의 모든 것 - KR
Allt om min mamma - SE
Annem Hakkında Her Şey - TR
Всё о моей матери - RU
Tudo Sobre Minha Mãe - PT
オール・アバウト・マイ・マザー - JP
Όλα για τη μητέρα μου - GR
Alles über meine Mutter - DE
Vše o mé matce - CZ
Sve o mojoj majci - HR
Totul despre mama mea - RO
Viss par manu māti - LV
Alt om min mor - NO
Vse o moji materi - SI
Country:
Spain
France
Language:
Català
Español
Runtime: 01 hour 41 minutes
Budget: $8,272,296
Revenue: $67,956,089
Plot Keyword: drug abuse, barcelona, spain, transvestism, transplantation, madrid, spain, transsexuality, birthday, autograph, friends, lgbt, melodrama
This film got my attention right away because of the references to 2 of my fave old Hollywood films : All About Eve and Streetcar Named Desire. Melodramatic with a lil comedy. My fave scene when all 4 ladies were at the couch just chatting and laughing. I love all the characters (maybe not Nina). Agrado…for the win! Penelope…what a beautiful nun, so sad about her situation though. Huma, at first kinda off (as she didn’t give the autograph to the son) but as the movie went on, I liked her character more and more. And Cecilia, very empowering. At first, the other characters were supposed to be helping the mother but in the end, she was the one who helped all of them, in a way. Feel good dramatic film.
Of course, it's an Almodovar, so it's already a great film. But this one - the artistic shots, the characters, the story, the humanity - all top notch. I think this film might be his best.
