All About My Mother
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Movie Reviews of All About My Mother
Movie Review: one of my favourite films
Summary: 5 Stars
Almodovar seems to get better with each film he makes, which is impressive because I also love his previous films. This one, about a mother who, after losing her son in a car accident, goes to look for his father (now a transsexual - one of the things I love about Almodovar films is the abundance of characters on the edge of society, but treated with all the respect they should have in real life ), is definitely one of my favourite films. It's a very moving film, without becoming a Hollywood tearjerker. Somehow you're much more involved with the characters than with other films, and Celia Roth is just wonderful. Although an emotional film, there a plenty of scenes that really make you laugh. Buy it, I can't imagine you would be disappointed!Movie Review: Best of 1999!
Summary: 5 Stars
Pedro Almodovar shocked me w/ this release. The man famous for bright-colored farcical fare has turned over a new leaf and launched himself straight into TRUE DRAMA. Hot Brazilian momma Cecilia Roth evokes enough emotional overload (followed by restraint) to keep our interest throughout. Almodovar doesn't leave his past antics behind completely (read: transvestites, homosexuals, drug addicts, &c). However, beyond the anomolies, the actors in this film deliver full-bodied characters, and we draw ourselves closer to them, hoping their lives will turn out for the better. Beautiful camera work. Great script. Terrific acting. Mondo director. Eat your heart out, "American Beauty." THIS film deserved Best Picture...Movie Review: Incredible
Summary: 5 Stars
Probably my favourite film of all time!Almodovar does it every time without fail.
He creates stories using characters that would be unsympathetically portrayed by other directors, yet he creates empathy within you even for the most screwed up them.
In this story, dealing with the love a mother has for her son, and her tragic loss when he dies, you meet prostitutes, transsexuals, transvestites and nuns with HIV!
Sounds ridiculous, but the director is a genius.
It's worth noting that this film won an Oscar for Best International Movie.
A truly moving, emotional, funny and thought provoking story, with colourful characters and told with genuine warmth.
I defy anyone not to be moved...
Movie Review: Complex and unconventional, but a great film.
Summary: 5 Stars
Pedro Almodovar has a tendency to take the bizarre and make his audience identify with it. The main characters of this film are transsexual prostitutes, a drug-addled lesbian actress and her older lover, and a single mother who is seeking to find the whereabouts of her dead son's father (who is one of the above!). The pretenses are way out there, but the story is neatly tied together at the end. Almodovar, who is known for other films with strange subject matter, does not disappoint. The acting is superb, and the comic moments are plentiful. Watch for "La Agrado" - she's a trip, a la Hank Azaria in The Birdcage. I highly recommend the DVD, with an English interview with the writer/director.Movie Review: ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER!
Summary: 5 Stars
Pedro Almodovar's moving and funny tribute to woman in a film that was universally acclaimed as the Best Foreign film of 1999! Manuela (Cecilia Roth) carefully hid the identity of her son's father, but when the boy is killed she searches for her former lover! This story is basically about the friendships she makes along the way! With Penelope Cruz as Sister Rosa, Marisa Paredes as Huma Rojo, Candela Pena as Nina and Antonia San Juan as Agrado! In Spanish with English sub-titles (the way it should be), this DVD also includes an interview with the director and production notes! A wonderful film that will have you crying your eyes out at the end!