What happens at the end of Todo Sobre Mi Madre?
Rosa dies giving birth to her son, and Lola and Manuela finally reunite at Rosa’s funeral.
Who is Agrado in All About My Mother?
Antonia San Juan
While one trans woman drives the plot of “All About My Mother,” it the audacious, scene-stealing Agrado (played by Antonia San Juan) who brings welcome comic relief and warmth to the film.
Where was Todo Sobre Mi Madre filmed?
Production: El Deseo S.A., France 2 Cinéma, Renn Productions, Via Digital; color, 35mm, Panavision; sound: Dolby Digital; running time: 105 minutes. Released 8 April 1999 in Spain; filmed in Barcelona, Madrid, and A Coruña, Spain.
What does Esteban represent in All About My Mother?
“Esteban” refers to Manuela’s and Lola’s son (Eloy Azorin) who dies early in the film, hit by a car. He is Esteban Two, the middle generation. But “Esteban” also names Rosa and Lola’s child (Esteban Three), and it names “Lola” before her sex change (Esteban One). Esteban One is the father of Estebans Two and Three.
What is the message of All About My Mother?
As I see it, the main theme of All About My Mother is playing the roles. We all play different roles throughout our lives. Being a woman or a man is one of them; being professional, doing our job is another; being a daughter, son, sister, brother, father, or mother—these are the roles we take up in our lives.
Is All About My Mother sad?
This funny, sad and emotionally generous movie is about love, parenthood, friendship and loyalty, about life, art and acting roles, about re-creating oneself according to one’s dreams, and about what, if anything, is truly natural.
What language is All About My Mother?
English
SpanishCatalan
All About My Mother/Languages
What book does Manuela give Esteban for his birthday?
The next day is his seventeenth birthday and Manuela waits until midnight to congratulate him. She gives him Truman Capote´s “Music for Chameleons” as a present. Esteban, already in bed, asks her to read out loud to him, like when he was a child.
Why is it called All About My Mother?
The name of the film is an allusion to All About Eve with Bette Davis—one of the actresses to whom Almodovar dedicated the film. In the beginning, Manuela and her son are watching All About Eve.
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Who Is All About My Mother dedicated to?
All About My Mother is about many mothers, starting with the one whom it is dedicated to: Pedro Almodovar’s own. From there the movie expands to firstly include Manuela (Cecilia Roth), a nurse who lives with her 18-year-old son Esteban (Eloy Azorin), an aspiring writer.
Is All About My Mother a melodrama?
This Oscar-winning melodrama, one of Pedro Almodóvar’s most beloved films, provides a dizzying, moving exploration of the meaning of motherhood.