The Infoprmation on: `All About My Mother'
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.What Is It?
The latest film from Spanish director Pedro Almodovar. While in many ways it's just as outlandish as Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, it exhibits an emotional and dramatic complexity largely absent from his earlier work.
Who's In it?
Terrific performances all round, in particular from Cecilia Roth as Manuela. Following the tragic death of her beloved son, she goes in search of her estranged husband and rediscovers herself through trying to help old friends, including transvestite La Agrado (Antonio San Juan). With Marisa Paredes and Penelope Cruz.
What They Say About It
"All About My Mother is cheering evidence of a film-maker overhauling his repertoire and producing something of which I had never thought him capable: a film of sorrowful and affecting humanity," Anthony Quinn, The Independent.
"Almodovar certainly has elicited wonderful performances, though,
chiefly from Cecilia Roth and also Marisa Paredes and Antonio San Juan. But they somehow belong to a more grown-up movie than this one," Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian.
"A dazzling entertainment of considerable formal and emotional sophistication that outshines the superficiality of most of his earlier work... very pleasurable indeed," Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Where You Can See It
All About My Mother (15) is on selected release around the country
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments