‘All About My Mother’ movie review: Almodóvar’s heartbreaking tale about mothers at the margins
The Hindu“To all actresses who have played actresses. To my mother,” reads Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar Caballero’s dedication at the end credits of his 1999 film All About My Mother. Starring Cecilia Roth, Penélope Cruz, Marisa Paredes and Antonia San Juan, Almodóvar’s film about the lives of women at the margins of society won the award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2000 at the Academy Awards. All About My Mother Director: Pedro Almodóvar Caballero Cast: Cecilia Roth, Penélope Cruz, Marisa Paredes, Antonia San Juan Runtime: 101 minutes Storyline: Pedro Almodovar’s Oscar-winning comedy-drama is about a bereaved mother, an overwrought actress, her jealous lover, and a pregnant nun. Her travel back to Barcelona not only relieves her and the audience of the tension but allows us to see the Manuela who’s hidden behind the mask of a mother and a dutiful nurse.
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