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All about My Mother

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment / Year: 1999

DVD Widescreen

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Synopsis

This movie is now available as part of the gorgeous Viva Pedro collection.

Review

A sweet, funny, big-hearted valentine of a film, dedicated to "actresses who have played actresses," Almodóvar's Academy Award-winning (Best Foreign Film) melodrama at once recalls the best of those '50s Douglas Sirk movies while at the same time examining - in quintessential Almodóvar style - lives of the disenfranchised.

Roth is wondrous as a mother who, mourning the death of her teenaged son, journeys back to a forgotten past and searches for the boy's father - now a transvestite prostitute. Paredes brings sublime elegance to the role of a legendary stage actress whom Roth befriends. (Spanish with English subtitles)

Product Format Information

DVD Widescreen: $17.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Region Code: 1
UPC: 043396332232
Catalog #: DL1229612

Studio : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Languages: Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , English Subtitles , French Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: 2.35, Widescreen
Features:
Digitally remastered

Customer Reviews

Almodovar references John Cassavetes, too

Wakkoboy wrote on 07/30/2006:

This fantastic movie is to some degree Pedro Almodovar's love letter to other movies about actresses. Besides "All About Eve," Almodovar incorporates parts of John Cassavetes' "Opening Night", to brilliant effect. This is one of his best creations!

Visca Barcelona! Long live Barcelona!

Reneixana wrote on 06/05/2005:

Watch All About Eve and a Streetcar Named Desire - then watch All About my Mother. Colorful characters, Catalonian charm and mystery, and a love triangle including the dazzline Penelope Cruz. You will enjoy this addition to your collection. Fun, touching, silly at times, and memorable.