All About My Mother

Name: All About My Mother
Genre: Drama
Released: 2000-03-31
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Rating: 7.90
Cast: Antonia San Juan, Candela Peña, Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes

– A single mother in Madrid sees her only son die on his birthday as he runs to seek an actress' autog..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.90 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 41 Minutes

Release Year:

1999

Original Name:

Todo sobre mi madre

All About My Mother (1999) - Also known as Todo sobre mi madre

A single mother in Madrid sees her only son die on his birthday as he runs to seek an actress' autograph. Beside herself with grief, she returns to Barcelona to tell the boy's father about the death of the son he never knew he had.

Styles:

Tense, Uplifting, Sincere, Clever, Emotional, Touching, Sentimental, Stylized, Psychological, Realistic

Story Timeline:

20th Century, 1990s

Producing Country:

Spain, France

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Barcelona Spain, Barcelona, Spain

Genre:

Drama

All About My Mother (1999) - Trailer

Release Date:

31 Mar 2000

Language:

Spanish, Catalan

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

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Directed by:

Pedro Almodóvar

Story Written By:

Pedro Almodóvar

Main Actors:

Antonia San Juan, Candela Peña, Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes

Plot:

Manuela is a hard-working single mom who has raised her son Esteban by herself since the time he was born. On his 17th birthday they go to the theater and after the show, Esteban tries to get the main actress' autograph but is run down on the street and dies. Manuela is beside herself with grief and decides to return to Barcelona to tell the boy's transgender father Lola, about the death of the son he never knew he had. He is nowhere to be found but Manuela does find an old friend, Agrado and meets up with a pregnant nun, Rosa. Together they form a life and become fast friends - until tragedy strikes again.

Awards:

Won 1 Oscar. Another 56 wins & 38 nominations.

Production Company:

Sony Pictures Classics

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.9/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

98%

Metacritic:

87%