All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre)

Drama, Comedy

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. She never told Esteban who he was, "your father died long before you were born" was all she ever told him. In memory of her son--who's his father's namesake--Manuela leaves Madrid and goes to Barcelona in search of Esteban's father. However, the man that she left behind, eighteen years ago when she was pregnant, is now a transvestite named Lola. The search for a man with that name cannot be simple. And indeed it isn't. Rated R for sexuality including strong sexual dialogue, language and some drug content.

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Cast: Marisa Paredes, Penelope Cruz, Antonia San Juan, Candela Pena, Cecilia Roth

Produced by: Agustin Almodovar

Directed by: Pedro Almodovar

Written by: Pedro Almodovar

Running time: 1hr 41min

Opens: Nov 19, 1999 NY