All About My Mother
Pedro Almodóvar / ES, FR, 1999 / 161 min.
A woman in Barcelona tries to deal with her son’s death in this bittersweet drama about loss, regret, desire and friendship. Winner of the Oscar and the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film. Chosen by Ivo van Hove.
Theatre director Ivo van Hove: “All About My Mother is a loose adaptation of All About Eve, in which marginal characters take centre stage and in which Tennessee Williams’ play A Streetcar Named Desire plays a significant role.”
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Director
Pedro Almodóvar
Production year
1999
Country
ES, FR
Original title
Todo sobre mi madre
Length
161 min.
Language
Spanish, Catalan
Subtitles
NLD
Format
35mm
Part of
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