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All About My Mother

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All About My Mother

R

Released Nov 24, 1999

1h 39m

Drama

Comedy

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New friends help a woman (Cecilia Roth) struggling to get her life in order after her son's (Eloy Azorín) death.

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Critics Consensus

Almodovar weaves together a magnificent tapestry of femininity with an affectionate wink to classics of theater and cinema in this poignant story of love, loss and compassion.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

It was like the acclaimed Spanish auteur had dug inside my brain and pulled out so many of my fears, dreams, anxieties, and aspirations and splashed them there for the entire world to take a nakedly raw look at.

Rated: 4/4

Jun 3, 2024

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David Ansen

Newsweek

This is humanism in drag: Almodovar's passionate redefinition of family values.

Mar 6, 2018

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TIME Magazine

It brims with life.

Aug 12, 2008

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Sean Burns

WBUR’s Arts & Culture

There are few more moving depictions of the kindness of strangers.

May 22, 2025

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Tamma Moksha

The Hindu

Through the fables of the women at the margins, Almodóvar snatches the conventional idea of motherhood and maternity and twists it to suit his characters and their needs.

Jun 10, 2024

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Brian Susbielles

InSession Film

Everyone wears their heart on their sleeve and make them sympathetic whatever the circumstances, bringing the wit and heavy emotion that Almodovar always has in every film he has done.

Mar 3, 2023

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Daniel P

One of the imprescindible films that you should watch before to die.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/17/25

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Cerdos C

Rare event: España crea una película que si es buena de verdad.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/25

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Alexsander F

Grande filme, ótimas referências! Um filme de Almodóvar é um filme de Almodóvar, sensível, poético, uma verdadeira obra de arte.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/25

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Veronica H. S

A movie that is a painting, a poem, and a beautiful musical creation all in one, touching every string of the soul . Almodovar's most beautiful creation

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/20/24

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Jonathan M

One of my all-time favorite films. Would love to program an Almodovar retrospective soon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/23/24

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Alejandra M

Hermosa y conmovedora

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/25/23

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Eloy Azorín

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Synopsis

New friends help a woman (Cecilia Roth) struggling to get her life in order after her son's (Eloy Azorín) death.

Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Producer: Agustín Almodóvar
Screenwriter: Pedro Almodóvar
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Via Digital, El Deseo S.A.
Rating: R (Sexuality|Language|Some Drug Content|Strong Sexual Dialogue)
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Original Language: European Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 24, 1999, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $8.3M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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