All About My Mother
| All About My Mother | |
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Original poster by Oscar Mariné
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| Directed by | Pedro Almodóvar |
| Produced by |
Agustín Almodóvar Michel Ruben |
| Written by | Pedro Almodóvar |
| Starring |
Cecilia Roth Marisa Paredes Antonia San Juan Penélope Cruz Candela Peña |
| Music by | Alberto Iglesias |
| Cinematography | Affonso Beato |
| Edited by | José Salcedo |
| Distributed by |
Warner Sogefilms (Spain) Pathé (France) Sony Pictures Classics |
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104 minutes 101 minutes(US cut) |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish Catalan English |
| Budget | 600 million pesetas ($4,989,091) |
| Box office | $67,872,296 |
All About My Mother (Spanish: Todo sobre mi madre) is a 1999 Spanish drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, and starring Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Antonia San Juan, Penélope Cruz and Candela Peña.
The plot originates in Almodóvar's earlier film The Flower of My Secret (1995) which shows student doctors being trained in how to persuade grieving relatives to allow organs to be used for transplant, focusing on the mother of a teenager killed in a road accident. The film deals with complex issues such as AIDS, homosexuality, transsexualism, faith, and existentialism.
The film was a commercial and critical success internationally, winning the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language in addition to the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film and the BAFTA Awards for Best Film Not in the English Language and Best Direction (Almodóvar). The film also won 6 Goya Awards including Best Film, Best Director (Almodóvar), Best Actress (Roth).
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