All About My Mother

All About My Mother

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:R (USA)
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
Candela Peña
Character:Nina
Born:July 14, 1973
Cecilia Roth
Cecilia Roth
Character:Manuela
Born:August 8, 1956

Cast of All About My Mother

Penélope Cruz
Penélope Cruz
Hermana Rosa
Born:April 28, 1974
Age:38
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Padre de Rosa
Born:Aug. 28, 1921
Died:Nov. 21, 2007
Diana Rigg
Diana Rigg
Born:July 20, 1938
Age:73
Marisa Paredes
Marisa Paredes
Huma Rojo
Born:April 3, 1946
Age:66
Rosa Maria Sardà
Rosa Maria Sardà
Madre de Rosa
Born:July 30, 1941
Age:70
Antonia San Juan
Antonia San Juan
Agrado
Born:March 22, 1961
Age:51

Honors and Awards

YearAward 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
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YearAward 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
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Film director of All About My Mother

Pedro Almodóvar
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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Filming locations for All About My Mother

Barcelona
Barcelona

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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.

Awards & Accolades

  • Academy Award - Foreign Language Film
    2000
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film
    1999
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