SP-A023-1999

All About My Mother

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DVD

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Manuela is the perfect mother. A hard-working nurse, she`s built a comfortable life for herself and her teenage son, an aspiring writer. But when tragedy strikes and her beloved ony child is killed in a car accident, her world crumbles. The heartbroken woman learns her son`s final wish was to know of his father, the man she abandoned when she was pregnant 18 years earlier. Returning to Barcelona in search of him, Manuela overcomes her grief and becomes caregiver to a colorful extended family: a pregnant nun, a transverse prostitute, and two troubled actresses. With riveting preformances, unforgettable characters and creative plot twists, this touching screwball melodrama is ""An absolute stunner. A funny, touching and vital film marks a career peak for Almodovar!"" Director: Almodovar. Actors: Cecilia Roth,Penelope Cruz,Marisa Pedres Candela Pena. Color. Country: Spain.