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Almodovar weaves together a magnificent tapestry of femininity with an affectionate wink to classics of theater and cinema in this poignant story of love, loss and compassion.
All Critics (86) | Top Critics (25) | Fresh (84) | Rotten (2) | DVD (4)
This is humanism in drag: Almodovar's passionate redefinition of family values. Mar 5, 2018 | Full Review…
This is humanism in drag: Almodovar's passionate redefinition of family values.
David Ansen
It brims with life. Aug 12, 2008 | Full Review…
It brims with life.
It's a lovely work. Aug 12, 2008 | Full Review…
It's a lovely work.
David Edelstein
An emotionally satisfying and brilliantly played take on the ups and (mostly) downs of a group of less-than-typical female friends. Aug 12, 2008 | Full Review…
An emotionally satisfying and brilliantly played take on the ups and (mostly) downs of a group of less-than-typical female friends.
Jonathan Holland
For me it felt like a good many weeks at a politically correct summer camp. Aug 12, 2008 | Full Review…
For me it felt like a good many weeks at a politically correct summer camp.
Jonathan Rosenbaum
All About My Mother, for all its self-deconstruction, is played with more sobriety and conviction than any of Mr. Almodóvar's previous films. Apr 27, 2007 | Full Review…
All About My Mother, for all its self-deconstruction, is played with more sobriety and conviction than any of Mr. Almodóvar's previous films.
Andrew Sarris
Pedro Almodóvar's winking, melodramatic love note to actresses, Tennessee Williams, and Barcelona is one of those movies that balances the sad and joyful in just the right proportion. Mar 25, 2019 | Full Review…
Pedro Almodóvar's winking, melodramatic love note to actresses, Tennessee Williams, and Barcelona is one of those movies that balances the sad and joyful in just the right proportion.
Kate Knibbs
It's the film we, Almodvar's faithful fans, have been waiting for, the film we knew he had, as they say, in him. Nov 27, 2017 | Full Review…
It's the film we, Almodvar's faithful fans, have been waiting for, the film we knew he had, as they say, in him.
Gilbert Adair
Thought-provoking Almodovar drama has lots of sex, profanity Sep 20, 2016 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…
Thought-provoking Almodovar drama has lots of sex, profanity
Andrea Beach
Almodóvar is able to speak through this melodrama with great mastery to all women... and all audiences for that matter. [Full review in Spanish] Apr 11, 2016 | Full Review…
Almodóvar is able to speak through this melodrama with great mastery to all women... and all audiences for that matter. [Full review in Spanish]
Sergio Benítez
...about the ability of melodrama to speak to, and rise from, our mundane lives. Nov 3, 2015 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
...about the ability of melodrama to speak to, and rise from, our mundane lives.
Josh Larsen
This film is as close to a masterpiece as the director has ever produced. Dec 13, 2009 | Rating: A- | Full Review…
This film is as close to a masterpiece as the director has ever produced.
Ted Murphy
All About My Mother is a challenge to the conservative and conventional on family and relationships. Masterful performances, even from the young Penelope Cruz. Outrageously beautiful.
Super Reviewer
It's nearly impossible to not be swept up in Pedro Almodóvar's melodrama "All About My Mother." It's a very affecting story that is clearly very personal and told with great care. The performances, especially from Cecilia Roth, are lovely and the cinematography is fluid and precise. "All About My Mother" is beautiful, funny and touching with just enough Spanish melodrama to wash it all down.
Manuela (Cecilia Roth) is the central character in this movie. She lives in Madrid with her son Esteban (Eloy Azorin),and for his birthday, she takes him to a production of Streetcar. The play holds special meaning for her as she played the role of Stella when she was younger. The play moves both of them, and Esteban wants the autograph of Huma Rojo (Marisa Paredes) after the show. He also wants Manuela to tell him the story about his father, an unknown figure in his life. Rojo enters a taxi before Esteban can reach her, so he chases after the taxi, only to be hit by a car and killed. She takes a journey back to Barcelona, where she left Estebans father long ago. For her son, Manuela sets out to find her sons father.....
Not sure why, but it was not a grabber for me. To me, it was just an "ok" movie. I just did not connect with any of the players. I watched the whole thing, though it was a struggle. Interesting locale and very well made, but for some reason I was bored most of the time. I look back now on other Almodovar projects, and it appears that I am not a big fan of his movies...cuz I didn't rate those too high, either.
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