All About My Mother (1999)

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Synopsis
Pedro Almodovar directed this story of a woman and her circle of friends who find themselves suffering a variety of emotional crises. Manuela (Cecilia Roth) is a single mother who has raised her son Esteban (Eloy Azorin) to adulthood on her own and has come to emotionally depend on him. One night, Manuela and Esteban take in a production of A Streetcar Named Desire; after the show, Esteban is struck and killed by a passing motorist as he dashes into the street to get an autograph from Huma Rojo (Marisa Paredes), who played Blanche. Emotionally devastated, Manuela relocates to Barcelona in hopes of finding her ex-husband (and Esteban's father), who is now working as a female impersonator. Manuela becomes reacquainted with old friend La Agrado (Antonia San Juan), a transexual, and is introduced to Sister Rosa (Penelope Cruz), a good-hearted nun who has to contend with her considerably more cynical mother (Rosa Maria Sarda). While looking for work, Manuela becomes acquainted with Huma Rojo. Huma, on the other hand, has troubles of her own, most involving her drug-addicted significant other, Nina (Candela Pena). Displaying Almodovar's trademark visual style and a unusually strong sense of character-driven drama, Todo Sobre Mi Madre/All About My Mother received a highly anticipated theatrical run in Spain before winning the Best Director award at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival; in 2000, Almodovar would recieve the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Production Crew

Antxon Gomez	Art Director
Affonso Beato	Cinematographer
Alberto Iglesias	Composer (Music Score)
Pedro Almodóvar	Director
José Salcedo	Editor
Agustín Almodóvar	Producer
Pedro Almodóvar	Screenwriter
Miguel Rejas	Singer

Genre
Comedy Drama

Awards
1999 - Best European Film - European Film Academy
1999 - Best Foreign Film - Broadcast Film Critics Association
1999 - Best Foreign Film - Chicago Film Critics Association
1999 - Best Foreign Film - Independent Spirit Award
1999 - Best Foreign Film - National Board of Review
1999 - Best Foreign Language Film - Academy
1999 - Best Foreign Language Film - British Academy Awards
1999 - Best Foreign Language Film - French Academy of Cinema
1999 - Best Foreign Language Film - Golden Globe
1999 - Best Foreign Language Film - L.A. Film Critics Association
1999 - Best Foreign Language Film - L.A. Film Critics Association
1999 - Best Foreign Language Film - New York Film Critics Circle
1999 - Best Foreign Language Film - Academy
1999 - Best Foreign Film - New York Film Critics Circle
1999 - Best European Film - European Film Academy
1999 - Best Foreign Language Film - Golden Globe
1999 - Best Foreign Language Film - French Academy of Cinema
1999 - Best Foreign Language Film - Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1999 - Best Foreign Language Film - British Academy of Film and Television
1999 - Best Foreign Language Film - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1999 - Best Foreign Film - National Board of Review
1999 - Best Foreign Film - Independent Spirit Awards
1999 - Best Foreign Language Film - Hollywood Foreign Press Association

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Toni Canto	Lola
Marisa Paredes	Huma Rojo
Cecilia Roth	Manuela
Rosa María Sardà	Rosa's Mother
Penélope Cruz	Sister Rosa
Candela Peña	Nina
Eloy Azorín	Esteban
Antonia San Juan	La Agrado

All About My Mother (1999)

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