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All About My Mother

Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Comedy, Drama, Romantic | Spain, France

Director: Pedro Almodóvar

In cinema from 05/11/1999

Rating: 7.8/10

User rating: 8.3/10
(24 votes)

SYNOPSIS

A single mother in Madrid sees her only son die on his 17th birthday as he runs to seek an actress's autograph. She goes to Barcelona to find the lad's father, a transgender woman named Lola who does not know she has a child. First she finds her friend, Agrado, a wild yet caring transgender woman; through her she meets Rosa, a young nun bound for El Salvador, but instead finds out she is pregnant by Lola. Manuela becomes the personal assistant of Huma Rojo, the actress her son admired, by helping Huma manage Nina, the co-star and Huma's lover. However, Agrado soon takes over when Manuela must care for Hermana Rosa's risky pregnancy. With echos of Lorca, "All About Eve," and " A Streetcar Named Desire," the mothers (and fathers and actors) live out grief, love, and friendship.

Actors

Writer: Pedro Almodóvar

Producer: Agustín Almodóvar, Claude Berri

RUNTIME: 101 min

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