Starring: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Penélope Cruz. Directed by Antonio Serrano. Please try again. A scene with the four women shooting the breeze together is priceless in its restorative, ribald camaraderie; they really do support each other. Manuela (Cecilia Roth) is the perfect mother. Sister María Rosa Sanz : Women are more tolerant, but that's good. A film I first saw twenty years ago, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 4, 2019. Starring: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Penélope Cruz. But it is equally very much about mourning, and Almodovar pulls off a remarkable feat indeed in blending so many elements. The latest job vacancies at BAFTA, including paid internships and freelance positions. More Details. Motherhood has an almost holy significance in the Spanish-speaking world (which is my world, btw) and Almodovar pays loving tribute to this. But the closer alignment to conventional subject-matter only highlights how radical it is in other ways, particularly the presentation of two transgender characters, tying in with the themes of prostitution and Aids. To listen to him dissect a character to the level of the most thorough autopsy makes you want to capture it, record it, film it or do anything else that can be savoured afterwards by those other actors who haven’t had the same fortune to be there; so they can taste the singularity of his vision, his humour (which can be hilarious but also grave) and, above all, the treasure you keep, which is the transformation of this character that he’s gifted you with into a live, carnal, organic being with a recognisably human but also unique face, all because of his unlimited and inimitable imagination. Pedro works, works and works. Available to download. He is a 10-tentacle octopus, connecting the multitude of things that occupy his mind and heart. Marisa Paredes, on poster, and Cecilia Roth, standing, in the film, ``Mother.'' The movie is dedicated to the actresses of the world, so it's not surprising that all the performances are superb. Available to download. A brilliant film, not to be missed! Enter challenges, watch videos, and take part in our annual vote to decide the best film, TV show and game of the year. Possibly Almodóvar's greatest film to date. Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2002. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 28, 2016. Cecilia Roth plays strong-willed hospital worker Manuela, whose 18-year-old son's accidental death transforms her life. And despite her unremitting grief for her lost son, her unforgettable encounters spring forth a natural and spontaneous curiosity that genuinely opens her heart and moves her to both tears and laughter. S.L.U./Paola Ardizzoni and Emilio PeredaTo work with Pedro is one of the best things that can happen to an actor. ... the 98% fresh rated ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER received a highly anticipated theatrical run in Spain before winning the Best Director award at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival; in 2000, Almodóvar would receive the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. This involves her in this woman's complicated life, as she has a lesbian lover and co-star who is a heroin addict. Learn more about DVD region specifications, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Import, Widescreen, Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2017. In this film, love is the catalyst that restores the young woman to the conscious state. BAFTA’s destination for youngsters to come and discover the magical worlds of film, television and games. Life has shown me this, and so has Manuela. All About My Mother. CECILIA ROTH plays a single mother who travels back to her hometown after the death of her teenage son. But the closer alignment to conventional subject-matter only highlights how radical it is in other ways, particularly the presentation of two transgender characters, tying in with the themes of prostitution and Aids. I share its sense of gratitude for the gift of life, I really do. Simultaneously touching, poignant, funny, tragic, and silly, watching ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER is like trying to eat a delicious five-course meal that carries a troubling aftertaste. In her journey to find the father of her dead child, she happens across various extraordinary characters, each one of who could be the genesis of their own film (another example of Almodóvar’s narrative genius). Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. "All About My Mother" visits themes of female vulnerability and solidarity, but in a new and profoundly mature way. However the wayward elements ensure that it is never sentimental or facile, which could so easily have marred it in lesser hands. 216726), EL DESEO D.A. Almodovar sees the world as it is, and yet in his writing and directing he captures beauty, compassion, and love. Especially because, shortly after All About My Mother, my son, Martin, came into my life. TRY 30 DAYS FREE "All About My Mother" won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Winner of the 2000 Academy Award® for Best Foreign Language Film, Pedro Almodóvar's All About My Mother stars Cecilia Roth as Manuela, who sees her only son die on his 17th birthday as he runs to get the autograph of an actress. It has a lot to do with the visual panache, but also his super-sensitivity to the particular note of each of his actresses. All About My Mother (Todo Sobre Mi Madre) [NTSC/REGION 4, Import-Latin America], This will not play on most DVD players sold in the U.S., U.S. They are beautiful as well as entertaining; clever as well as emotional. Hollywood take note: a _credible_ ciswoman lead, on a _credible_ quest to find the transgender 'father' of her dead son in Barcelona's transgender 'underworld', guided by a transsexual prostitute (La Agrado) making her own journey towards respectability and a kind of 'motherhood' (tenderly mothering and guiding the 'lost girl', lesbian heroin addict Nina). My indoctrination into the world of director Pedro Almodovar still has my head spinning. He finally combines the best of his older, absurdist films, with his new found maturity and real emotion that began to emerge in 'Flower of My Secret' and 'Live Flesh'. Almodovar's Best Since Women on the Verge, Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2010. A woman trying to cope with the recent disappearance of her husband finds that the event uncovers some dark secrets. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. In All About My Mother, the emotional web that the film unravels is complex and painful – a mother, Manuela, loses her 18-year-old son in an accident. Aldomovar is a genius of perception, and this film - rightfully an Oscar Winner for Best Foreign Language Film - ranks up there with his own "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" as one of the best films to ever come from Spain (or any foreign country for that matter.) © 2018. Prime Video. 4.4 out of 5 stars 311 ratings. Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2003. I absolutely love this movie. M ainly women," says Leo, the desperate, devastated, lovelorn romance writer played by Marisa Paredes in Pedro Almodovar’s eleventh feature film, The Flower of My Secret. This grand film from Pedro Almodovar is alternately profoundly sad and hysterically funny. Directed by Pedro Almodóvar. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Funny, fast, furious and frightening at once, the tale is spun through Roth's point of view - that of a heartbroken mother who finds redemption via a cast of unseeming characters who both ooze humanity and pathos. But when tragedy strikes and her beloved only child is killed in a car accident, her world crumbles. Subtitled. BAFTA Guru is BAFTA’s content hub for career starters packed full of inspirational videos, podcasts and interviews. Cecilia Roth shines as a woman whose only son is cut down in the prime of life while she watched helplessly. Fantastic stuff! To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Territories, Canada, and Bermuda. Roth in particular anchors All About My Mother with compassion and generosity. Photos: Teresa Isasi. A photo gallery exploring Almodóvar's film career and his eye for stunning, bold visuals. Actress and long-time collaborator Cecilia Roth provides a personal account of working alongside Pedro Almodóvar. All About My Mother. Genres. All About My Mother (1999) has all the elements found in an Almodovar classic: a great ensemble cast of talented actresses, a brilliant soundtrack, an improbable plot and a great looking set. To celebrate his recent birthday, they attend a production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" in their hometown of Madrid. This film packs a WALLOP. All About My Mother (The Criterion Collection), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (The Criterion Collection), Todo Sobre Mi Madre (All About My Mother). Directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2019. Genres. With Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan. Spanish, LGBTQ Movies, Comedies, Dark Comedies, Dramas. With Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan. This year's New York Film Festival opens tonight with the marvelous "All About My Mother," a … Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2013. YGD is a gaming initiative for 10-18 year olds which explores how games are made and the skill required to make them through workshops, a video series and an annual competition. Directed by Pedro Almodóvar. After his death, she commits to finding his father, and so begins a telling search for the truth that is at once tinged with sadness and yet filled with wondeful spirit and light. Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2010. Pedro Almodóvar's direction is amazing and it's beautifully filmed. Watch all you want for free. "All About My Mother" won an Academy Award and a … Watch offline. Speaking of the female protagonists, All About My Mother contains a fantastic cast of talented actresses. 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. Penelope Cruz appears as a pregnant nun who has Aids, also moving and making the character fully believable. All About My Mother traces the delicate web of friendship and loss that binds these women together. They have become more structured, more considered, a bit quieter. Each time I watch All About My Mother I am stunned by it more and more – it has a luminosity that in no way resembles hollow optimism or denial of a painful reality. Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2019. All About My Mother is in some ways less extreme than some of Almodovar's other films, focussing largely on solidarity between women and a mother grieving for a lost son. Watch this title and more with Spectrum TV Shop Spectrum's Plans. It is true that her loving caregiver dies without knowing what might have been. All About My Mother. It will take you on an emotional rollercoaster ride. Penélope Cruz , Cecilia Roth, Marisa Parades, Candela Peña, Eloy Azorín. EL DESEO D.A. Cecilia Roth plays strong-willed hospital worker Manuela, whose 18-year-old son's accidental death transforms her life. The focus is on Manuela, who works in a Madrid hospital as a consultant but actually had a very colourful past in Barcelona before her son was born 17 years before, where her best friend and boyfriend were these characters mentioned above. I love Almodovar, but I especially love his movies which focus on mother/child relationships. Along the way she helps and cares for others and occasionally uses some strong profanity. Manuela (Cecilia Roth) a nurse who works in a transplantation unit, witnesses the accidental death of her romantic son, Esteban, as he chases a car bearing the famous actress, Huma Roja (Marisa Paredes), from whom he wants an autograph. Situated in the heart of London's West End, BAFTA 195 Piccadilly is the home of BAFTA worldwide, as well as an award-winning venue for hire that offers outstanding hospitality and a suite of flexible event spaces, which can be crafted to suit any occasion. This Oscar-winning melodrama, one of Pedro Almodóvar’s most beloved films, provides a dizzying, moving exploration of the meaning of motherhood. TRY 30 DAYS FREE "All About My Mother" won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Whether you’ve taken your first steps in the industry or are just starting out, you’ll find plenty here to motivate and help you along the way. S.L.U./Paola Ardizzoni and Emilio Pereda. On the death of her son in a tragic accident, Manuela returns to Barcelona to tell the father who never knew about this son, Esteban. Pedro Almodóvar delivered BAFTA’s annual David Lean Lecture on Sunday 18 November, exploring the profound influence cinema has had on his life and work. The plot is not quite as zany as that of Women on the Verge, but Antonia San Juan as the transvestite Agrado adds the necessary humor just when things start to look bleak. With Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan. She finds work with the very actress Esteban was chasing after, trying to get her autograph, when he was hit by a car. Satisfying, but where are the antacid tablets? Cecilia Roth in All About My Mother. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 24, 2020, Excellent. The astute directing is enhanced by a cast that is truly perfect. Cecilia Roth Celebrity Profile - Check out the latest Cecilia Roth photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at Rotten Tomatoes! Please try again. In All About My Mother, the emotional web that the film unravels is complex and painful – a mother, Manuela, loses her 18-year-old son in an accident. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 25, 2015. Be prepared to feel as though you've been kicked in the stomach at the end. In an instant, nurse Manuela (Cecilia Roth) loses the teenage son she raised on her own. Watch Trailer. All About My Mother remains a classic of Spanish cinema and a fervently feminist film. All the latest BAFTA news and useful information for members of the press. He’s aware of everything, always curious, and has a sharp look that can scare you because you know that he’s going to see more than what you want to show, even to yourself. Two brilliant performances by Cecilia Roth and Marisa Paredes lift the film, while Antonia San Juan is memorable as Agrado and provides comic relief, but with serious notes as well. 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. Namely, Cecilia Roth as Manuela. They have always featured extraordinary, larger-than life characters and improbable, melodramatic situations. But the closer alignment to conventional subject-matter only highlights how radical it is in other ways, particularly the presentation of two transgender characters, tying in with the themes of prostitution and Aids. All About My Mother is in some ways less extreme than some of Almodovar's other films, focussing largely on solidarity between women and a mother grieving for a lost son. Drama, Dark comedy 99 Mins 1999 R. Starts 07/29/2016 Expires 11/19/2027. SYNOPSIS. Description. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. The three movies - each beautiful and heartbreaking, in its own way - work really well, together, and cover so much of the gamut of emotions that are part and parcel of the mother/child relationship. My favorite Almodovar film to this date. It’s a love of life above all else. Watch offline. U glavnim ulogama: Cecilia Roth,Marisa Paredes,Penélope Cruz Gledaj sve što želiš besplatno. A woman (Cecilia Roth) struggles after her son's (Eloy Azorín) death. All About My Mother (1999) Cecilia Roth as Manuela. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 13, 2004. Cecilia Roth gives an incredible lead performance with great supporting performances from Penélope Cruz and Antonia San Juan. 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" visits themes of female vulnerability and solidarity, but in a new and profoundly mature way. Cecilia Roth (Actor), Marisa Paredes (Actor), Pedro Almodóvar (Director, Writer) & 0 more. BAFTA is a registered charity (no. Manuela (CECILIA ROTH) is a 38-year-old single mother who works in a medical transplant office when not tending to her 17-year-old son and aspiring writer, Esteban (ELOY AZORIN). Almodovar's films have always been good, and they just keep on getting better. Starring: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Penélope Cruz Watch all you want. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. A hard-working nurse, she's built a comfortable life for herself and her teenage son, an aspiring writer. But fans of writer-director Pedro Almodóvar needn't fret--as always, Almodóvar's work undermines conventional notions of sexual identity and embraces all … ISPROBAJ BESPLATNO NA 30 DANA "All About My Mother" won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. I suggest that this be considered, with Volver, and Julieta, as a trilogy. All About My Mother is in some ways less extreme than some of Almodovar's other films, focussing largely on solidarity between women and a mother grieving for a lost son. Nevertheless, “All About My Mother” is heart-rending story about a mother, Manuela (played beautifully by Cecilia Roth), who is figuring out how to go on with her life once her teenage son, Esteban—the light and center of her life—is hit by a car and killed. Roth in particular anchors All About My Mother with compassion and generosity. Teresa IsasiCecilia Roth in All About My Mother. Manuela : Women will do anything to avoid being alone. With Cecilia Roth, Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa, Kuno Becker, Margarita Isabel. Spanish, LGBTQ Movies, Comedies, Dark Comedies, Dramas. You can enjoy watching them over and over. All About My Mother (Spanish: Todo sobre mi madre) is a 1999 comedy-drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, and starring Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan, Penélope Cruz and Rosa Maria Sardà. But just as he's grown up, his films have matured too. This movie is truly wonderful. Unable to add item to List. Like Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) it is basically a tragedy, but it plays like a comedy. Watch all you want for free. Reading her son's journals, grief-stricken Manuela realizes that he longed to hear about the father he never knew. Rated: R. Format: DVD. Rent. Esteban had longed to know about his absentee father, but his mother had always refused to tell him. One is all kindness and generosity - Agrado - and the other a kind of demonic figure who sows chaos in his wake, gets two women pregnant while taking no responsibility for anyone, and has robbed Agrado into the bargain. See other DVD options under “Other Formats & Versions”. More Details. It is striking how many of these aspects could easily have been in one of Almodovar's early features, but here there is so much more depth, and the theme of female solidarity is shown in a way that surprises for its profound empathy, as does everything else from this director. It's sad and heartbreaking and warm and full of hope. Everything is held close, whether his close-ups are of people or the mysterious world around them. But that merely proves that love and sadness are linked more often than not with adamantine chains. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. But fans of writer-director Pedro Almodóvar needn't fret--as always, Almodóvar's work undermines conventional notions of sexual identity and embraces all human possibilities with bright colors and melodramatic plotting. Pedro Almodóvar directed this story of a woman and her circle of friends who find themselves suffering a variety of emotional crises. It's narrative is a little too similar to Almodóvar's other films but All About My Mother is still an incredibly moving drama that's funny and emotional. Reading her son's journals, grief-stricken Manuela realizes that he longed to hear about the father he never knew. 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