All About My Mother
“Part of every woman is a mother/actress/saint/sinner. And part of every man is a woman.”
1999•R•1h 41m•7.6•Released
ComedyDrama
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.
Director
Pedro Almodóvar
Writer
Pedro Almodóvar
Budget
$5M
Revenue
$68M
Languages
Catalan, Spanish
Studio
El Deseo
Cast
Cecilia Roth
Manuela
Marisa Paredes
Huma Rojo
Candela Peña
Nina
Antonia San Juan
Agrado
Penélope Cruz
Rosa
Rosa María Sardà
Rosa's Mother
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Rosa's Father
Fernando Guillén
Doctor in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
Toni Cantó
Lola
Carlos Lozano
Mario
Eloy Azorín
Esteban
Manuel Morón
Doctor 1
José Luis Torrijo
Doctor 2
Juan José Otegui
Gynecologist
Carmen Balagué
Production
Company
El Deseo
Company
Renn Productions
Company
France 2 Cinéma
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