All About My Mother

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All About My Mother
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R,1hr 39min
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Released:
November 19, 1999
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Sony Pictures Classics
Synopsis: Pedro Almodóvar directed this story of a woman and her circle of friends who find themselves suffering a variety of emotional crises. Manuela (Cecilia Roth) is a single mother who has raised her son, Esteban (Eloy Azorín), to adulthood on her own and has come to emotionally depend on him. One night, Manuela and Esteban take in a production of A Streetcar Named Desire; after the show, Esteban is struck and killed by a passing motorist as he dashes into the street to get an autograph from Huma Rojo ... Full Synopsis
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Almodóvar's masterwork, is a spectacular synthesis of everything that has always interested him -- proud women, lovely boys, beautiful drag queens, grand movie stars, gorgeous frocks, wild wallpaper . Full Review
Metascore
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87
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
Featured Cast
Manuela
Huma Rojo
Sister Rosa
Photos
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