ComedyDrama

All About My Mother

- Part of every woman is a mother/actress/saint/sinner. And part of every man is a woman.

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.

Release Date : 1999-04-16

Language :CatalanSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Renn ProductionsFrance 2 CinémaEl Deseo

Production Country : SpainFrance

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Manuela

Original Name : Cecilia Roth

Gender : Female

Character Name : Huma

Original Name : Marisa Paredes

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nina

Original Name : Candela Peña

Gender : Female

Character Name : Agrado

Original Name : Antonia San Juan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rosa

Original Name : Penélope Cruz

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rosa's Mother

Original Name : Rosa María Sardà

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rosa's Father

Original Name : Fernando Fernán Gómez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Actor "Doctor"

Original Name : Fernando Guillén

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lola

Original Name : Toni Cantó

Gender : Male

Character Name : Esteban

Original Name : Eloy Azorín

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mario

Original Name : Carlos Lozano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor 1

Original Name : Manuel Morón

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor 2

Original Name : José Luis Torrijo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gynecologist

Original Name : Juan José Otegui

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Carmen Balagué

Gender : Female

Character Name : Malena

Original Name : Malena Gutiérrez

Gender : Female

Character Name : Yael

Original Name : Yael Barnatán

Gender : Female

Character Name : Carmen

Original Name : Carme Fortuny

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pharmacist

Original Name : Patxi Freytez

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Juan Marquez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alex

Original Name : Michel Ruben

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Daniel Lanchas

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Rosa Manaut

Gender : Female

Character Name : Heart Recipient

Original Name : Carlos García Cambero

Gender : Male

Character Name : Taxi Driver

Original Name : Agustín Almodóvar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Heart Recipient's Wife

Original Name : Paz Sufrategui

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Lola García

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Esther García

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Inma Subirà

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mamen (uncredited)

Original Name : Cayetana Guillén Cuervo

Gender : Female

Character Name : Agrado's Friend (uncredited)

Original Name : Alexia Pardo

Gender : Female

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Lluís Pasqual

Gender : Male

Character Name : Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Fito Páez

Gender : Male

Reviews

lmao7

@lmao7

2021-06-23

This film got my attention right away because of the references to 2 of my fave old Hollywood films : All About Eve and Streetcar Named Desire. Melodramatic with a lil comedy. My fave scene when all 4 ladies were at the couch just chatting and laughing. I love all the characters (maybe not Nina). Agrado…for the win! Penelope…what a beautiful nun, so sad about her situation though. Huma, at first kinda off (as she didn’t give the autograph to the son) but as the movie went on, I liked her character more and more. And Cecilia, very empowering. At first, the other characters were supposed to be helping the mother but in the end, she was the one who helped all of them, in a way. Feel good dramatic film.

badelf

@badelf

2022-07-09

Of course, it's an Almodovar, so it's already a great film. But this one - the artistic shots, the characters, the story, the humanity - all top notch. I think this film might be his best.