All about My Mother (1999)

Pedro Almodóvar's dazzling study of grief, motherhood and female solidarity.

Originating from Pedro Almodóvar’s 1995 film The Flower of My Secret, which looks at a group of junior doctors being trained to persuade a grieving family to donate their loved one’s organs, All About My Mother touches on faith, the AIDS crisis, queer identities, existentialism and social stigma when Manuela loses her only son in a car accident.

1999 Spain, France
Directed by
Pedro Almodóvar
Produced by
Agustín Almodóvar
Written by
Pedro Almodóvar
Featuring
Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña
Running time
99 minutes

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