ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER (TODO SOBRE MI MADRE ): A single mother in Madrid sees her only son die on his birthday as he runs to seek an actress’ autograph. Beside herself with grief, she returns to Barcelona to tell the boy’s father about the death of the son he never knew he had.

SYNOPSIS: A Greek saying states that only women who have washed their eyes with tears can see clearly. This saying does not hold true for Manuela. The night a car ran over her son Esteban, Manuela cried until her eyes ran completely dry. Far from seeing clearly, the present and the future become mixed up in darkness. She begins looking for his father who has become a transvestite.

Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 98 percent and an Audience Score of 93 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1999 release boasts plenty of accolades.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/all_about_my_mother

Newsweek’s David Ansen said, “This is humanism in drag: Almodovar’s passionate redefinition of family values.”

https://www.newsweek.com/pure-pedro-164102

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