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All About My Mother (1999)
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After her son is killed in an accident, Manuela (Cecilia Roth) leaves Madrid for her old haunts in Barcelona. She reconnects with an old friend, a pre-op transsexual prostitute named La Agrado (Antonia San Juan), who introduces her to Rosa (Penélope Cruz), a young nun who turns out to be pregnant. Meanwhile, Manuela becomes a personal assistant for Huma Rojo (Marisa Paredes), an actress currently playing Blanche DuBois in a production of A Streetcar Named Desire. All About My Mother traces the delicate web of friendship and loss that binds these women together. The movie is dedicated to the actresses of the world, so...
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Cecilia Roth (Manuela) gives an absolutely stirring performance as a mother who lost the pride of her life and went on a search for his father, who is now a transvestite in Barcelona.
Pedro Almodovar's homage to women won the Academy Award for best foreign language film. It shows solidarity of women and the honor of...
(complete All About My Mother review by Movie Addict)
| All About My Mother Movie Review by Jesse (12/14/2006) |
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When this movie opened, I knew right away it was going to be a smash hit. The first 20 minutes of screentime were absolutely amazing and the rest of the film wasn't any less superb. Celia Roth gave an amazing performance... an Oscar-worthy performance as Manuela, a mother who has lost her son and is in search of his father...
(complete All About My Mother review by Jesse)
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