All about my mother
(DVD R-rated)

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Almodóvar, Pedro, film director,
Paredes, Marisa, 1946- actor.
Cruz, Penélope, actor.
Roth, Cecilia, 1958- actor.
Wilson, Emma, 1967- essayist.
Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2020].
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Feature films.
Mothers and sons -- Fiction.
Single mothers -- Drama.
Other Subjects
Madre e hijo -- Teatro.
Madres solteras -- Teatro.

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Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2020].
Format
DVD R-rated
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet (folded : color illustrations ; 18 cm)
Language
Spanish
UPC
715515240710

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1999.
General Note
Widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio)
General Note
Special features: making-of documentary from 2012 (52 min.) featuring interviews with cast and crew ; 1999 television program featuring the director, his mother, cast and crew ; 2019 post-screening Q&A from Madrid (48 min.) ; essay by scholar Emma Wilson.
Participants/Performers
Penelope Cruz, Marisa Paredes, Cecilia Roth, Antonia San Juan.
Description
In an instant, nurse Manuela loses the teenage son she raised on her own. Grief-stricken, she sets out to search for the boy's long-lost father in Barcelona, where she reawakens into a new maternal role, at the head of a surrogate family that includes a pregnant, HIV-positive nun; an illustrious star of the stage; and a transgender sex worker.
Target Audience
Rating: R.
System Details
DVD; Widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio) presentation; 5.1 surround.
Language
Spanish dialogue; English subtitles.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Almodóvar, P., Paredes, M., Cruz, P., Roth, C., & Wilson, E. (2020). All about my mother . The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Pedro, Almodóvar et al.. 2020. All About My Mother. The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Pedro, Almodóvar et al.. All About My Mother The Criterion Collection, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Almodóvar, Pedro,, et al. All About My Mother The Criterion Collection, 2020.

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