Todo Sobre Mi Madre (1999)

Todo Sobre Mi Madre (1999, SPA/FRA) C-101m. SCOPE *** D: Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Pena, Antonia San Juan, Penélope Cruz. Oscar-winning feature from renowned Spanish director Almodóvar about a mother, whose son dies in a car accident, which makes her set out to look for his father, a transvestite. Several supporting characters spice up the proceedings. A heartfelt melodrama, like all of Almodóvar's films, and also not for all tastes. The title (ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER in its English translation) is an allusion to the Hollywood classic ALL ABOUT EVE (1950), which is featured briefly at the beginning.


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