Vote on this title

Do these genes fit this title?
Click on a gene to vote or discover related titles.

Does this gene fit All About My Mother?

See more like All About My Mother

See even more

Overview

Watch it:

Find it on:

	Twitter
	IMDb
	Rotten Tomatoes

All About My Mother, 1999

Starring: Celia Roth, Marisa Paredes

Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar

Written by: Pedro Almodóvar

Language: Spanish, Catalan, English

Country: Spain, France

Runtime: 101 min

MPAA Rating: R

Rating:7.9

Watch it

More like it

Wish List

Favorites

Profile of All About My Mother

The mood of All About My Mother is uplifting, bittersweet, and emotional. The plot centers around transvestism, a prostitute, and redemption. It is a drama and foreign movie. Stylistically, All About My Mother is postmodernist, stars a strong female character, and is a melodrama. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in an urban environment. All About My Mother is set in Barcelona. It happens in the 1990s. The movie is known for being a modern classic, a masterpiece, and controversial. Note that All About My Mother includes drugs/alcohol, sexual content, and profanity.

Summary of All About My Mother

Cecilia Roth stars in this celebrated film from Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar. Distraught over the death of her teenage son, Manuela drives to Barcelona to find the boy's father, an itinerant transsexual named Lola (Toni Canto). While combing the city's less reputable districts, she also meets up with Agrado (Antonia San Juan), a sassy transvestite prostitute, and Rosa (Penélope Cruz), a pregnant nun on her way to El Salvador. She also becomes the manager for Huma (Marisa Paredes), the actress her son idolized, and helps her through a run of A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. Together these great ladies bond through various heartrending crises, enduring the pain and celebrating the beauty of being women (or almost women). Considered to be one of Almodóvar's most fully realized works, this charming and unique film blends his earlier gender-bending irreverence with the mature grace and compassion of his later work, striking a perfect note of humor and pathos.

Details

Language:	Spanish, Catalan, English
Country:	Spain, France
Release date:	7 October 1999
Runtime:	101 min
Awards:	Cannes,Academy Awards

Awards

Awarded Best Foreign Language Film at the 1999 Academy Awards

Pedro Almodóvar for Best Director at the 1999 Cannes

Cast and Crew See all

Celia Roth

as Manuela

Marisa Paredes

as Huma Rojo

Photos See all

All About My Mother (1999)

Clips See all

All About My Mother: Official Trailer

Critics Reviews See all

Entertainment Weekly

AlmodÃ³var's masterwork, is a spectacular synthesis of everything that has always interested him -- proud women, lovely boys, beautiful drag queens, grand movie stars, gorgeous frocks, wild wallpaper . Full Review

|
by: Lisa Schwarzbaum

The New York Times

It weaves life and art into a rich tapestry of love, loss and compassion. Full Review

|
by: Janet Maslin

Users Reviews See all

Hello,

Hello, my name is Rita, I came across your profile now on this Site. So I decided to stop by an let you know that I really want to have a good friendship with you. Beside i have something special i want to discuss with you, but I find it difficult... Read and rate it

01.December.2012
|
by: rita patrick
rita patrick rated this movie7/10Good

A most interesting movie. I loved it, the characters are great, and likeable. This movie will linger with you for days and weeks after you see it. I liked it and gave it 5 STARS. Read and rate it

10.January.2011
|
by: Netflowers
Netflowers rated this movie10/10Must See

Jinni is more fun with friends!

To:

OR add contacts from a webmail or network:

Email:

Password:

Never saved or shared

These people could join your Movie Circle on Jinni!

Select all

Add a personal message or stick with ours:

Success! Invites sent.

Likely to see

Not for me

You

Your Feedback

Us

Help

Jinni is best for now in Firefox, Internet Explorer 7 and 8, and Chrome