Fresh
It's a lovely work.
David Edelstein, Slate
All About My Mother
Part of every woman is a mother/actress/saint/sinner. And part of every man is a woman.
1999 · 1h 41m · R
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Pedro Almodóvar
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All About My Mother
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Pedro Almodóvar Director
- Cecilia Roth as Manuela
- Marisa Paredes as Huma Rojo
- Candela Peña as Nina
- Antonia San Juan as Agrado
- Penélope Cruz as Rosa
- Rosa María Sardà as Rosa's Mother
- Fernando Fernán Gómez as Rosa's Father
- Fernando Guillén as Doctor in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
- Toni Cantó as Lola
- Carlos Lozano as Mario
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
98%
Tomatometer
Fresh
An emotionally satisfying and brilliantly played take on the ups and (mostly) downs of a group of less-than-typical female friends.
Jonathan Holland, Variety
Rotten
For me it felt like a good many weeks at a politically correct summer camp.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
All About My Mother, for all its self-deconstruction, is played with more sobriety and conviction than any of Mr. Almodovar's previous films.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Fresh
It displays a depth and maturity lacking in Almodovar's earlier work.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
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