All About My Mother Facts, Trivia, Actors, Actresses, and Composers

All About My Mother is a 1999 Spanish-French drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. The film deals with complex issues such as AIDS, transvestitism, faith, and existentialism. The plot originates in Almodóvar's earlier film The Flower of My Secret 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 centers on Manuela, a nurse who oversees donor organ transplants in Ramón y Cajal Hospital in Madrid and single mother to...
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quick facts

Release date:	April 8, 1999
Directed by:	Pedro Almodóvar
Rated:
Runtime:	101 Minutes
Producer:	Michel Ruben
Editor:	José Salcedo
Music by:	Alberto Iglesias
Cinematography:	Affonso Beato
Screenplay by:	Pedro Almodóvar
Genre:	Comedy

Award-winners from All About My Mother

Candela Peña

Character:Nina

Born:July 14, 1973

Cecilia Roth

Character:Manuela

Born:August 8, 1956

Cast of All About My Mother

Penélope Cruz

Hermana Rosa

Born:April 28, 1974

Age:38

Fernando Fernán Gómez

Padre de Rosa

Born:Aug. 28, 1921

Died:Nov. 21, 2007

Diana Rigg

Born:July 20, 1938

Age:73

Marisa Paredes

Huma Rojo

Born:April 3, 1946

Age:66

Rosa Maria Sardà

Madre de Rosa

Born:July 30, 1941

Age:70

Antonia San Juan

Agrado

Born:March 22, 1961

Age:51

Honors and Awards

Year	Award Won
1999	Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
1999	BAFTA Award for Best Direction, Pedro Almodóvar
1999	BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Agustín Almodóvar
1999	National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Pedro Almodóvar
1999	Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Pedro Almodóvar
1999	European Film Award for Best Film, Pedro Almodóvar
2000	Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Sony Pictures Classics
1999	BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Pedro Almodóvar
2000	Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
2000	Goya Award for Best Actress, Cecilia Roth
2000	David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film, Pedro Almodóvar
2000	César Award for Best Foreign Film, Pedro Almodóvar
2000	Goya Award for Best Film, El Deseo
2000	Goya Award for Best Director, Pedro Almodóvar
2000	Goya Award for Best Production Supervision, Esther García
2000	Goya Award for Best Editing, José Salcedo
2000	Goya Award for Best Original Score, Alberto Iglesias
2000	Goya Award for Best Sound, Miguel Rejas
2000	Bodil Award for Best Non-American Film, Pedro Almodóvar
1999	Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film
1999	British Independent Film Award for Best Foreign Independent Film - Foreign Language
1999	Butaca Award for Best Catalan Film Actress, Candela Peña
1999	Cannes Best Director Award, Pedro Almodóvar
1999	Cannes Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention, Pedro Almodóvar
2000	Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Pedro Almodóvar
2000	German Film Award for Best Foreign Film, Pedro Almodóvar
2000	London Critics Circle Film Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Year	Award Nomination
1999	BAFTA Award for Best Direction, Pedro Almodóvar
1999	BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Agustín Almodóvar
2000	Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Comedy or Musical, Antonia San Juan
2000	Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film, Pedro Almodóvar
2000	Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
2000	Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Sony Pictures Classics
2000	Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Cecilia Roth
2000	Goya Award for Best Costume Design, José María De Cossío
2000	Goya Award for Best Production Design, Antxón Gómez
1999	BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay, Pedro Almodóvar
2000	César Award for Best Foreign Film, Pedro Almodóvar
2000	David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film, Pedro Almodóvar
2000	Goya Award for Best Film, El Deseo
2000	Goya Award for Best Actress, Cecilia Roth
2000	Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress, Candela Peña
2000	Goya Award for Best Director, Pedro Almodóvar
2000	Goya Award for Best Cinematography, Affonso Beato
2000	Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay, Pedro Almodóvar
2000	Goya Award for Best New Actress, Antonia San Juan
2000	Goya Award for Best Editing, José Salcedo
2000	Goya Award for Best Production Supervision, Esther García
2000	Goya Award for Best Original Score, Alberto Iglesias
2000	Goya Award for Best Make-Up and Hairstyles, Juan Pedro Hernández
2000	Goya Award for Best Sound, Miguel Rejas
2000	Bodil Award for Best Non-American Film, Pedro Almodóvar
1999	Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film
1999	British Independent Film Award for Best Foreign Independent Film - Foreign Language
1999	Butaca Award for Best Catalan Film Actress, Candela Peña
1999	Cannes Best Director Award, Pedro Almodóvar
1999	Cannes Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention, Pedro Almodóvar
1999	Palme d'Or, Pedro Almodóvar
2000	Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Pedro Almodóvar
2001	Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actress, Antonia San Juan
2001	Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress, Cecilia Roth

Film director of All About My Mother

Pedro Almodóvar

Born: September 25, 1949

Age: 62

Pedro Almodóvar Caballero is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. Almodóvar is arguably the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation. His films, marked by complex narratives, employ the codes of melodrama and use elements of pop...
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The Skin I Live In	2011	Thriller
Broken Embraces	2009	Thriller
The Cannibalistic Councillor	2009	Short Film
Volver	2007	Comedy
Bad Education	2004	Thriller
Talk to Her	2002	Comedy
All About My Mother	1999	Comedy
Live Flesh	1997	Thriller
The Flower of My Secret	1995
Kika	1993	Comedy
Tacones lejanos	1991
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!	1990	Comedy
Women on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown	1988	Comedy
Law of Desire	1987	Comedy
Matador	1986	Thriller
What Have I Done To Deserve This?	1984	Comedy
Dark Habits	1983	Comedy
Laberinto de pasiones	1982	Comedy
Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls on the Heap	1980	Comedy
Film político	1974	Comedy

Filming locations for All About My Mother

Barcelona

Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, after Madrid, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of 101.4 km . The urban area of Barcelona extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of between...
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
Which honors did the movie "All About My Mother" receive?
A:
The film received the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Q:
Who wrote the script for the movie All About My Mother?
A:
Pedro Almodóvar performed the film's screenwriting.
Q:
Who played a role in the production of the film, "All About My Mother"?
A:
Michel Ruben and Agustín Almodóvar produced the film.
Q:
What locations were used to film scenes in the movie All About My Mother?
A:
The movie's featured locations include Barcelona.
Q:
Who distributed the motion picture, "All About My Mother"?
A:
Sony Pictures Classics and Warner Bros. Entertainment was the movie's distributor.
Q:
What is the runtime of the film "All About My Mother"?
A:
The total runtime is 101 minutes.
Q:
"All About My Mother" is of which genre?
A:
It is categorized as... Drama and Comedy.
Q:
Who was the director of the film "All About My Mother"?
A:
Pedro Almodóvar was the movie's director.
Q:
Who were the stars of the movie "All About My Mother"?
A:
Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan, Penélope Cruz and Diana Rigg played leading roles in the film.
Q:
Who composed the music for the movie All About My Mother?
A:
Alberto Iglesias composed the original music score for the soundtrack.

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