All About My Mother

All About My Mother (1999) starring Cecelia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Penelope Cruz. Directed by Pedro Almodovar. When a woman loses her son, she returns to Barcelona and reconnects with her earlier life there. This Almodovar's tribute to women, and one can only imagine that his own mother may have born some resemblance to the women in this movie. It's an intensely interesting movie, with lots of transsexuals and pregnant nuns. It also pays tribute to All About Eve and A Streetcar Named Desire. It's in Spanish, with English subtitles. Grade: A-