Todo sobre mi madre is a 1999 spanish drama film written and directed by pedro almodovar, and starring cecilia roth, marisa paredes, antonia san juan, penelope cruz and candela pena. All about my mother s themes of sorority and maternity are interwoven with that of performance, with much of the film set in the theatre and repeated references to a streetcar named desire, the 1950s film all about eve, and lorcas blood wedding. Even a secondbest almodovar film has its delicious moments, but the skin i live in is flat compared with his best work, including broken embraces, volver, and his oscar winner all about my mother. Pedro almodovar breaks down his most iconic films, including women on the verge of a nervous breakdown, tie me up. Being a man who never shies away from controversy he tackles the issues of organ donation,hookers, aids, and transsexuals. Pedro almodovar is at the top of his game with all about my mother, a poignant, at times comedic examination of women in intimate relationships. All about my mother 1999 has all the elements found in an almodovar classic. Shop pedro almodovar collection volver, all about my mother, bad education, talk to her dvd. All about my mother 1999, directed by pedro almodovar film. All about my mother by pedro almodovar cecilia roth, marisa.
This homage to the mother enticed two million spaniards into the theaters. Mankiewicz is in all about my mother or bellissima 1951, luchino visconti is in volver. Our pedro almodovar retrospective ends on a fitting note with the touching drama all about my mother. Selfparody is part of almodovars approach, but all about my mother is also sincere and heartfelt. This cd compiles all the music and songs used in almodovars movie all about my mother. Beside herself with grief, she returns to barcelona to tell the boys father about the death of the son he never knew he had.
In all about my mother, women are either born or made. Pedro almodovars own from there the movie expands to firstly include manuela cecilia roth, a nurse who lives with her 18yearold son esteban eloy azorin, an aspiring writer. Young esteban wants to become a writer and also to discover the identity of. All about my mother theatrical trailer 1999 youtube. In a career spanning 30 years his other films have included. All about my mother is a 1999 spanish drama film written and directed by pedro almodovar, and starring cecilia roth, marisa paredes, antonia san juan, penelo.
Manuela cecilia roth is the perfect mother, working hard as a nurse to build a comfortable life for herself and her teenage son. Yet he described 1997s as a minor masterpiece and 1999s all about my mother as a funny, sad and emotionally generous movie is about love, parenthood, friendship and. Theres a lot of frank talk about sexuality and sex acts using crude language, but the only depiction is a brief, vague simulation of oral sex. Of all of almodovars considerable oeuvre, all about my mother 1998, which many hold to be his greatest film, is the work that lends itself most. He dedicates the movie to his mother, all mothers, and women everywhere. The clip we see is the famous one of ingrid bergman and george sanders at pompeii seeing a plaster cast of a couple in a locked embrace just as they had been 2,000 years ago at. A greek saying states that only women who have washed their eyes with tears can see clearly. All about my mother is one of the best films of the spanish director, whose films present a tennessee williams sensibility in the visual style of a 1950s universalinternational tearjerker. All about my mother 1999 stream and watch online moviefone. Typical of almodovar, the film is a melodramatic farce. All about my mother is a film almodovar made in 1999. All this leads the master of cinema to important thoughts about life and art, because this is the most important thing for him.
Subscene subtitles for all about my mother todo sobre. This song is also part of the original soundtrack of pedro almodovars movie all about my mother todo sobre mi madre. Almodovar has won countless international trophies throughout his career, including two oscars for all about my mother and talk to her earning him a cult following around the world. All about my mother is about many mothers, starting with the one whom it is dedicated to. I bought this soundtrack before watching this fantastic movie. Find release information for all about my mother 1999 pedro almodovar on allmovie. All about my mother is directed and written by the spaniard pedro almodovar. Pedro almodovar collection volver, all about my mother, bad. Watch all about my mother online stream full movie directv.
All about my mother by pedro almodovar young esteban wants to become a writer and also to discover the identity of his second mother, a trans woman, carefully concealed by his mother manuela. Esteban, a teenager who aspired to become a writer is killed when a car hit him during an attempt to encounter an actress for her autograph after a performance of a streetcar named desire. This is somewhat odd, considering that party animal almodovar is one of spains more audacious directors, giving us such memorable films as live flesh and tie me up. An ode to pedro almodovars all about my mother on its 20th. Todo sobre mi madre original title all about my mother release year. Like us on facebook follow us on twitter watch our youtube channel roger ebert loved movies. From acclaimed spanish director pedro almodovar comes the story of manuela cecilia roth in a multiaward winning performance, a single mother, who after the tragic death of her beloved teenage. Like women on the verge of a nervous breakdown 1988 it is basically a tragedy, but it plays like a comedy. With cecillia roth, marisa pardes, toni canto, antonia san juan, penelope cruz. Jose salcedo score alberto iglesias star cecilia roth, marisa paredes, penelope cruz, rosa maria sarda, antonia san juan, fernando gomez, fernando guillen, toni canto. All about my mother women on the edge of a nervous breakdown are at the heart of pedro almodovar s th outing, all about my mother, an emotionally satisfying and brilliantly played take on the. In julieta, critically acclaimed director pedro almodovar tells a story about a mother s struggle to survive uncertainty and come to grips with fate. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Tour our photo gallery of 21 pedro almodovar films ranked worst to best, including talk to her, pain and glory, all about my mother. Todo sobre mi madre is a 1999 spanish drama film written and directed by pedro almodovar, and starring cecilia roth, marisa paredes, antonia san juan, penelope cruz and candela pena the plot originates in almodovars earlier film the flower of my secret 1995 which shows student doctors being trained in how to persuade grieving relatives to allow organs to. Oct 01, 2012 in the light of the above, all about my mother can be seen to be a film which is full of mirrors and reflections in which events anticipate other events, episodes from cinema and theatre are transformed into, run parallel with, or are the opposite of real. All about my mother visits themes of female vulnerability and solidarity, but in a new and profoundly mature way. Almodovars all about my mother analysis film studies essay. Young esteban wants to become a writer and also to discover the identity of his second mother, a trans woman, carefully concealed by his mother manuela. All about my mother is pedro almodovar s ode to women everywhere.
Nearly all of almodovars films have centered queerness in their stories, but all about my mother stands out with regards to its representation of. Watch iconic characters pedro almodovar breaks down his. P edro almodovar s new film, all about my mother, has arrived. All about my mother is about a film about a nurse involved with donor organ transplants and a single mother who lost her son in an accident. All about my mother 1999 live flesh 1997 pastas ardilla 1996 the flower of my secret 1995. The filmthe bittersweet story of a womans search for her recently deceased sons fatherwon an academy award for best foreignlanguage film, and almodovar was honoured as best director at the cannes film festival. Manuela is a hardworking single mom who has raised her son esteban by herself since the time he was born. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming.
All about my mother todo sobre mi madre 1999 rotten. I really love it and can really recommend it to all the people who like the music used in the movies of pedro almodovar. Pain and glory download, play, copy, rip, introduction and. Manuela, a nurse and single mother in her late thirties must come to terms with the tragic loss of her only son, esteban, when he is struck by a car. The echos of joseph mankiewicz, tennessee williams and garcia lorca can be heard in all about my mother, a deeply female history lead by manuela goifman echevarria, argentine stranded in madrid, nurse, 38 years old, 1. From twotime academy awardrwinner pedro almodovar 2002 best original screenplay, talk to her, 2000 best foreign language film, all about my mother comes bad education, an outrageous tale of desire, revenge and murder. The almodovar collection 9 discs subtitles sony pictures. This new model of mothering may be adopted by all, not just by women. From national to transnational in pedro almodovars all about my. Interview with pedro almodovar, writerdirector of all about my mother. It unites a sober look at women in contemporary society with good, campy fun.
All about my mother by pedro almodovar on vod lacinetek. All about my mother by pedro almodovar a movie to download, on vod and legal streaming lacinetek. Light relief is provided by agrado, especially her monologue about her cosmetic surgery. Oliveirawho was born in 1908, made his first films in the 1930s, and was artistically restricted for years by the portuguese dictatorshipwas still directing at age 100. All about my mother, one of pedro almodovar s two or three masterpieces, is on the surface a soap opera at its most melodramatic, an extremely enjoyable, well acted tale in which the mixture of flamboyance and humanity lends the picture greater narrative complexity and emotional power. An ode to pedro almodovar s all about my mother on its 20th anniversary. She begins looking for his father who has become a transvestite. Far from seeing clearly, the present and the future become mixed up in darkness. He recalls such moments from his youth as tender feelings for his mother, love and separation, the search for happiness and success. All about my mother 1999stream and watch online moviefone. And then she wants to find the father in barcelona. Manuela cecilia roth works in a madrid hospital, where she persuades bereaved family members to donate the organs of their deceased loved ones. The night a car ran over her son esteban, manuela cried until her eyes ran completely dry. All about my mother is a superb film from spains pedro almodovar.
Parents need to know that all about my mother is a spanishlanguage film with english subtitles from 1999 by pedro almodovar. All about my mother written and directed by pedro almodovar starring cecilia roth, penelope cruz, antonia san juan, marisa parades, eloy azorin sony pictures classics what a story. Released 1999, all about my mother stars cecilia roth, eloy azorin, marisa paredes, penelope cruz the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 39 min, and received a score of 87 out of 100 on. It stills an impressive work to discover the deep feeling of women when suffering from the dead of son and lover. Manuela is a hardworking single mom who has raised her. All about my mother pedro almodovar ends all about my mother, perhaps his most searing and accomplished work to date, with a dedicationto bette davis, gena rowlands, romy schneiderto all actresses who have played actresses, to all women who act, to men who act and become women, to all people who want to become mothers. All about my mother film by almodovar 1999 britannica. The screen version won international acclaim and an oscar for pedro almodovar. All about my mother this oscarwinning melodrama, one of pedro almodovars most beloved films, provides a dizzying, moving exploration of the meaning of motherhood. In an instant, nurse manuela cecilia roth loses the teenage son she raised on her own. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Dec 17, 2016 todo sobre mi madre all about my mother.