All About My Mother (1999)

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Pedro Almodóvar directed this story of a woman and her circle of friends who find themselves suffering a variety of emotional crises. Manuela (Cecilia Roth) is a single mother who has raised her son, Esteban (Eloy Azorín), to adulthood on her own and has come to emotionally depend on him. One night, Manuela and Esteban take in a production of A Streetcar Named Desire; after the show, Esteban is struck and killed by a passing motorist as he dashes into the street to get an autograph from Huma Rojo (Marisa Paredes), who played Blanche. Emotionally devastated, Manuela relocates to Barcelona in hopes of finding her ex-husband (and Esteban's father), who is now working as a female impersonator. Manuela becomes reacquainted with old friend La Agrado (Antonia San Juan), a transsexual, and is introduced to Sister Rosa (Penélope Cruz), a good-hearted nun who has to contend with her considerably more cynical mother (Rosa María Sardà). While looking for work, Manuela becomes acquainted with Huma Rojo. Huma, on the other hand, has troubles of her own, most involving her drug-addicted significant other, Nina (Candela Peña). Displaying Almodóvar's trademark visual style and a unusually strong sense of character-driven drama, Todo Sobre Mi Madre/All About My Mother received a highly anticipated theatrical run in Spain before winning the Best Director award at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival; in 2000, Almodóvar would receive the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Theatrical Feature Running Time:

101 mins

Complete Cast:

Director(s):

Pedro Almodóvar

Writer(s):

Pedro Almodóvar

Producer(s):

Agustín Almodóvar

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

R(Sexual Situations, Not For Children, Substance Abuse, Profanity, Adult Situations)

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• 1999 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Foreign Language Film
• 1999 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Director
• 1999 - Broadcast Film Critics Association - Best Foreign Film
• 1999 - Cannes Film Festival - Best Director
• 1999 - Chicago Film Critics Association - Best Foreign Film
• 1999 - European Film Academy - Best European Film
• 1999 - European Film Academy - Best European Director- People's Choice Award
• 1999 - European Film Academy - Best Actress
• 1999 - French Academy of Cinema - Best Foreign Language Film
• 1999 - Golden Globe - Best Foreign Language Film
• 1999 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Foreign Language Film
• 1999 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Foreign Language Film
• 1999 - National Board of Review - Best Foreign Film
• 1999 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Foreign Film
• 1999 - Toronto Film Critics Association - Best Actress - Runner-up