All About My Mother
Todo sobre mi madre
"Part of every woman is a mother/actress/saint/sinner. And part of every man is a woman."
ComedyDrama
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.
🎬 DirectorPedro Almodóvar
📅 Release1999-04-16
🌍 CountrySpain, France
🗣 LanguageCatalan, Spanish
🏢 StudioEl Deseo, Renn Productions, France 2 Cinéma
🗳 Votes2,070
🔥 Popularity4
💰 Budget$5,000,000
💵 Revenue$67,958,231
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🎭 Cast
Cecilia Roth
Manuela
Marisa Paredes
Huma Rojo
Candela Peña
Nina
Antonia San Juan
Agrado
Penélope Cruz
Rosa
Rosa María Sardà
Rosa's Mother
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Rosa's Father
Fernando Guillén
Doctor in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
Toni Cantó
Lola
Carlos Lozano
Mario
Eloy Azorín
Esteban
Manuel Morón
Doctor 1
José Luis Torrijo
Doctor 2
Juan José Otegui
Gynecologist
Carmen Balagué
🎥 Crew
Casting
Sara Bilbatúa
Editor
José Salcedo
Costume Design
Bina Daigeler
Director of Photography
Affonso Beato
Director
Pedro Almodóvar
Original Music Composer
Alberto Iglesias
Associate Producer
Michel Ruben
Co-Producer
Claude Berri
Makeup Artist
Juan Pedro Hernández
Executive Producer
Agustín Almodóvar
🖼 Gallery
🏷 Keywords
drug abusebarcelona, spaintransvestismtransplantationmadrid, spaintranssexualitybirthdayautographfriendslgbtmelodrama
💬 Reviews
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 fir…
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.…
When a tragedy occurs that profoundly impacts on “Manuela” (Cecilia Roth) she heads back to her old home in Barcelona to reunite with her estranged transgender husband (Toni Cantó) and share her bad news. Her arrival in the city sees her reconnect with her transvestite pal “Agrado” (the outstanding Antonio San Juan) and that’s the start of her enjoyably characterful journey through the …
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