All About my Mother

Why we chose it

Bright, explosive and tender, Almodóvar’s Oscar winner is dedicated to Bette Davis, Gena Rowlands, Romy Schneider and his own mother. A woman who has lost her son sets out to find the boy’s father, and on the way she finds friends in women who won’t let her fall.

Synopsis

Esteban dies on his seventeenth birthday, struck by a car in Madrid as he runs to get an actress’s autograph. His mother, Manuela, walks away from everything and heads to Barcelona in search of the boy’s father, whom Esteban never met. The man has never heard that he had a son.

Information

Cast
Also known as
Todo Sobre mi Madre
Production year
1999
Decade
1990s
Duration
1h 41m
Festivals & Awards
Language
Spanish, Catalan
Country
Spain, France
Subtitles
Greek, Polish
Age rating
16+

Oscars

Best International Film

2000

Cannes Film Festival

Best Director

1999

San Sebastian Film Festival

FIPRESCI Prize

1999

What others say

4.5
452 reviews

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