All About My Mother

Name: All About My Mother
Genre: Drama
Released: November 19, 1999
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 87
Cast: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes

1999

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Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: November 19, 1999 | R

Starring: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes

Summary: This is the story of a mother (Roth) recovering from the death of her teenage son. She travels to Barcelona to find her son's father and revisits many places of her youth.

Director: Pedro Almodóvar

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 101 min

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5	#5 Best Movie of 1999
53	#53 Most Discussed Movie of 1999
52	#52 Most Shared Movie of 1999

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Jami Bernard

Almodovar is adept at weaving together strands you'd never guess would match. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

A surprisingly satisfying combination of bawdy sexual humor, genuine emotion and a plot with mechanics so excessive that Almodóvar himself calls it "a screwball drama." Read full review

Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard

The most heartfelt tribute to women -- specifically, actresses -- he's (Almodovar) ever made.

Wesley Morris

Almodovar imbues his Harlequin-novel-meets-Marvel-comic-book melodramas with something more than a wink and a smile, and it's beguiling. Read full review

David Sterritt

Some will find the movie's sexual antics too explicit and unconventional for comfort. Read full review

Dallas Observer Bill Gallo

The unfettered comedy of life bubbling up from the Spanish unconscious continues to be proudly liberationist, gloriously extreme, and achingly human. Read full review

Mike Clark

Mothers definitely get their due here: Birth mothers, adoptive mothers and mothers-to-be - with the only men in sight (save for one young fatality and one old eccentric) being those who wear flashy makeup and sport breasts

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Deanomite

Feb 2, 2020

Excellent. Winner of Foreign oscar, and Almodovar's first really great movie (The Skin I Live in still my favorite). it's about women who are actresses, with plays and female movies woven through out. a melodrama for sure, but played with sincerity and style.

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gabrielsu

Mar 4, 2013

A breathtaking masterpiece. By far it's Almodóvar's best movie to date. The cast it's marvelous, the photography it's genial, the angles of the camera. Very well written and directed.

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talisencrw

Jan 22, 2014

Last month, I went through the Pedro Almodovar Collection, which has films from Matador in 1986 to Bad Education from 2004. Although all of them were from very good to outstanding, this was one of my favourites, and for good reason, as it is obvious that Almodovar was on quite the roll. NotLast month, I went through the Pedro Almodovar Collection, which has films from Matador in 1986 to Bad Education from 2004. Although all of them were from very good to outstanding, this was one of my favourites, and for good reason, as it is obvious that Almodovar was on quite the roll. Not only is he excellent behind the camera and just bursting with creative aplomb, he is a very fine writer, not to mention the best director of women that I have ever seen.… Expand

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DanielleL.

Jan 10, 2006

Brilliantly moving

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jerryzurek

Dec 27, 2017

Great acting. Borders on a contrived plot but the emotion makes you overlook the contrivances.

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alejandro970

Dec 4, 2016

Con el estilo distintivo del director manchego, en un tono intimista, materno y tragicomico, apoyado en un destacado reparto femenino. Atencion con los homenajes a los clasicos.

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smijatov

Jan 28, 2011

Maybe I have had very high expectations of this film, since Almodovar is my favourite director, but I felt somewhat confused. Well, I definitely felt with the characters - the emotion was very real from all the actors, especially Cecilia Roth and Marisa Paredes. However, the story itselfMaybe I have had very high expectations of this film, since Almodovar is my favourite director, but I felt somewhat confused. Well, I definitely felt with the characters - the emotion was very real from all the actors, especially Cecilia Roth and Marisa Paredes. However, the story itself leaves me with so many questions, something that I am used to have answered in Almodovar's films. Or maybe that's a new development, since I have seen all of the films that came after this one, before I have watched All About My Mother.
Either way, it is definitely worth watching and the excellent acting and music (typical of Almodovar's works) make the film something one ought to watch. So yes, a very good film, somewhat confusing and question-provoking, but ultimately good.… Expand

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