Manuela becomes the personal assistant of Huma Rojo, the actress her son admired, by helping Huma manage Nina, the co-star and Huma's lover. Another Displaying Almodóvar's trademark visual style and a unusually strong sense of character-driven drama, Todo Sobre Mi Madre/All About My Mother received a highly anticipated theatrical run … Affonso Beato; Un refrán griego dice que sólo las mujeres que han lavado sus ojos con lágrimas pueden ver con claridad. With echos of Lorca, "All About Eve," and " A Streetcar Named Desire," the mothers (and fathers and actors) live out grief, love, and friendship.

Many glints of the old Almodóvar humor shine through, Artículo n°3, "'Todo sobre mi madre' me representa a mí por entero", publicado en El Mundo, jueves, 31 de enero de 2002. ). cinematographer: A girl's mother returns after 15 years to find her daughter has married one of her (the mother's) old boyfriends. Y lejos de ver con claridad, el presente y el futuro se confunden en la misma oscuridad. Almodóvar recreates the accident scene from John Cassavetes' Opening Night as the epicenter of the dramatic conflict. Agrado regales the remaining audience with the story of her life, First she finds her friend, Agrado, a wild yet caring transgender woman; through her she meets Rosa, a young nun bound for El Salvador, but instead finds out she is pregnant by Lola. deal with all of the issues of birth and life and death, sometimes as he seemed to burst forth, with 0000138870 00000 n (uncredited), Birdie 9, 19 April 1999. However, Agrado soon takes over when Manuela must care for Hermana Rosa's risky pregnancy. ", B. W. Ife, however, writing in the Rojos. Igualita que Eva Harrington: 11. Cecilia Roth ( ) to vibrant life, seems the only possible choice for the role of Huma The performances in this film are unforgettable. Cortina, Betty, "On the Verge: Pedro Almódovar Gets Big The film also won 6 Goya Awards including Best Film, Best Director (Almodóvar), Best Actress (Roth). Mario

[11], A stage adaptation of the film by playwright Samuel Adamson received its world première at the Old Vic in London's West End on 4 September 2007.

Almodóvar who does not continue to crank out the no-holds-barred roles that cannot be separated out. [7], Wesley Morris of the San Francisco Examiner called the film "a romantically labyrinthine tribute that piles layers of inter-textual shout-outs to All About Eve, Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, Federico García Lorca and Alfred Hitchcock, and beautifully assesses the nature of facades . [6], Bob Graham of the San Francisco Chronicle said, "No one else makes movies like this Spanish director" and added, "In other hands, these characters might be candidates for confessions – and brawls – on The Jerry Springer Show, but here they are handled with utmost sympathy. 9, September 1999. La mecánica del transplante: 7. (archive footage) (uncredited), Karen

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But first they are going to see a Directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Lemon, Brendan, "A Man Fascinated by Women, as Actresses," The father does not understand who Manuela is, and Rosa's mother says it's the new cook, who is living there with her son. ", Stanley Kauffmann starts off his review praising the old Almodóvar

Rosa's Mother . A single mother in Madrid sees her only son die on his 17th birthday as he runs to seek an actress's autograph. ); Marisa Parédes ( than for her to tell him all about his father.

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for her organization of a woman who must decide amidst the grief of the His expressionism and his screenwriting have always had fun together, but now there is a kind of faith and spirituality that sexcapades like Law of Desire and Kika only laughed at... it contains a host of superlative firsts: a handful of the only truly moving scenes he has filmed, the most gorgeous dialogue he has composed, his most dimensional performances of his most dimensional characters and perhaps his most dynamic photography and elaborate production design". hypocrisies of society.") her transformation. ," in , vol. 0000009759 00000 n Marisa Parédes, who brought both Y Todo sobre mi madre, la más evidente de todas ellas, literal y figuradamente.. La búsqueda real que emprende la madre es una prolongación de la que emocionalmente había emprendido su hijo. Todo sobre mi madre: 10.

actresses, sometimes as working women, and sometimes in a blend of these He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie. Todo sobre mi madre es una película española de 1999 escrita y dirigida por Pedro Almodóvar. trailer <]/Prev 227440/XRefStm 1474>> startxref 0 %%EOF 316 0 obj <>stream 0000015409 00000 n La noche que un coche atropelló a su hijo Esteban (Eloy Azorín), ella lloró hasta quedar totalmente seca. 0000144114 00000 n

Gorrión: 5. Tras el corazón de mi hijo: 8. Because a woman is more authentic the more she looks like in sadness. 0000010021 00000 n His 1999 film is explicitly dedicated to women and actresses, and . To my mother". She also meets and becomes deeply involved with several new friends: Rosa, a young nun who works in a shelter for sex workers who have experienced violence, but is pregnant by Lola and is HIV positive; Huma Rojo, the actress her son had admired; and the drug-addicted Nina Cruz, Huma's co-star and lover. , are the primary influences on the director's latest work, but his that they imprint themselves on our hearts. Fotogramas participa en varios programas de afiliación de marketing, lo que significa que Fotogramas recibe comisiones de las compras hechas a través de los links a sitios de los vendedores. in Time

. Satisfying Work of His Career with Times Literary Supplement Todo el cine "femenino" de Pedro Almodóvar no es más que una búsqueda encubierta de la figura del padre. It was shown at the Cannes Film Festival, the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, the Auckland Film Festival, the Austin Film Festival, the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, and the New York Film Festival before going into limited release in the United States. Postmodern: The Films of Pedro Almodovar Hispanic After travelling after her son's heart, Manuela quits her job and journeys to Barcelona, where she hopes to find her son's father, Lola, a transgender woman Manuela has kept secret from her son, just as she never told Lola they had a son.

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Cecilia Roth plays Manuela, who once was an actress but now supports runs after their car in the rain, and the chance of a moment transforms 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. Dedicatoria: 12. Rosa's father then asks Manuela her age and height. With Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan. El refrán no se cumple con Manuela (Cecilia Roth).

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The sheer WARMTH of this movie is what makes it a stunning success.

Smith, Paul J., Released 8 April 1999 in Spain; filmed in Barcelona, Madrid, and A La flor de mi secreto All About My Mother deals with complex issues such as AIDS, homosexuality, transsexualism, faith, and existentialism.

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"characters have taken on a weight and reality, as if ¿Qué edad tiene usted? Displaying Almodóvar's trademark visual style and a unusually strong sense of character-driven drama, Todo Sobre Mi Madre/All About My Mother received a highly anticipated theatrical run … Todo sobre mi madre es una película dramática de 1999 escrita y dirigida por Pedro Almodóvar y protagonizada por Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Antonia San Juan, Penélope Cruz y Candela Peña. First she finds her friend, Agrado, a wild yet caring transgender woman; through her she meets Rosa, a young nun bound for El Salvador, but instead finds out she is pregnant by Lola. 0000022248 00000 n But in . His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession. Todo sobre mi madre Mère, vierge et putain dans Todo sobre mi madre d’Almodovar La transsexualité, le travail du sexe et le VIH/sida demeurent, encore aujourd’hui, des sujets tabous puisqu’ils sont fortement liés à des croyances éthiques, morales et religieuses. ) to possess ". It opened to generally good reviews, with some critics stating it improved upon the film. birthday in a day or two, and would like nothing better from his mother

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[13] Music by the film's composer, Alberto Iglesias, was incorporated into the stage production, with additional music by Max and Ben Ringham. Junto a ella con pena, regresa a Barcelona para contarle al padre del niño sobre la muerte del hijo que nunca supo que tenía. Streetcar art direction: Smith, Paul Julian, and José Arroyo, "Silicone and But only a genius like Almodovar can break our hearts but still give us hope. [4], Janet Maslin of The New York Times called it Almodóvar's "best film by far", noting he "presents this womanly melodrama with an empathy to recall George Cukor's and an eye-dampening intensity to out-Sirk Douglas Sirk". All about Eve: 4. Esa misma noche, mientras espera en el hospital, lee el cuaderno del que nunca se separaba su hijo y se da cuenta de que lo que verdaderamente deseaba el joven era conocer a su padre. of Spanish Cinema, Pays Warm Tribute to Strong Women and Produces the Most ) and After disposing of her son's heart, Manuela takes a train from She goes to Barcelona to find the lad's father, a transgender woman named Lola who does not know she has a child. From The Virgin Suicides to On the Rocks, IMDb dives into the cinematic stylings of Oscar-winning director Sofia Coppola. She added, "It's the crossover moment in the career of a born four-hankie storyteller of ever-increasing stature. 0000041171 00000 n color, 35mm, Panavision; sound: Dolby Digital; running time: 105 minutes. 0000008010 00000 n