Todo sobre mi madre

  • 1999


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Average Rating 4.2/5
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4.5
Few melodramas with such tragic underpinnings have ever made me feel so intensely happy. EW
4.4
All About My Mother is one of the best films of the Spanish director, whose films present a Tennessee Williams sensibility in the visual style of a 19 .. Rogerebert
4.5
An emotionally satisfying and brilliantly played take on the ups and (mostly) downs of a group of less than typical female friends. Variety
1.5
It displays a depth and maturity lacking in Almodvars earlier work. Time Out
5.0
Pedro Almodvars best film to date, a heart breaking paean to femininity, the maternal instinct and the thirst for drama.
4.0
Its filled with marvelous performances, fabulous wit, and some dizzying images.
1.5
expressionism and his screenwriting have always had fun together, but now there is a kind of faith and spirituality that sexcapades like Laws of Desir .. San Francisco Chronicle
3.8
The tone of All About My Mother has the heart on the sleeve emotions of soap opera, but it is completely sincere and by no means camp. San Francisco Chronicle
4.5
A salute to the enormous fierceness, resolve, and strength it takes to be a nurturing person. Spirituality And Practice
3.8
One must give Almodvar credit for getting his voice heard in the mainstream while keeping his artististic integrity intact. Sover
4.5
A celebration of friendship, family and resilience thats touching without ever being cloying. Tv Guide
4.4
A weepie movie with a brainy sensibility, an open heart, and a wicked sense of humor. Combust Ible Celluloid
4.5
Its the film we, Almodvars faithful fans, have been waiting for, the film we knew he had, as they say, in him. Independent
4.5
Offers far more than a thesis about repressed desire; it evokes and engages such desire, seeking its release. Pop Matters
4.5
Rich in compassion, humor and complexity, All About My Mother not only brings its central characters from darkness to light, it suggests a brighter fu .. Film Journal International ..
3.5
In the Almodovar universe, you can hear those women roar in numbers too big and variations too strange and wonderful to ignore. Internet Reviews
2.5
After a while, I just got tired of all of the overly cute twists and turns in the plot. Some of the acting is good, but thats about it. Internet Reviews
5.0
An over the top collection of outrageous characters in improbable circumstances that all manage to interconnect, forming a film of incredible power, h .. Mountain X
4.5
Almodovar knows how to tug on the heartstrings, and his filmmaking skills are well displayed. Nonetheless, some fans might come away disappointed. Star Tribune
4.5
Like Almodovars first masterpiece, Women on the Verge of Nervous Breakdown, this vivid melodrama, the auteurs second masterwork, celebrates the resili .. Emanuellevy
4.5
All About My Mother is a movie so intrinsically rich that it doesnt need any metaphors. Salon
4.5
It is altogether charming, positively confronting and a real delight.
4.5
All About My Mother, for all its self deconstruction, is played with more sobriety and conviction than any of Mr. Almodvars previous films. Observer
3.8
Hits a number of the right emotional buttons, due in large part to Roths extraordinary performance. Mr Brown Movies
4.5
A surprisingly satisfying combination of bawdy sexual humor, genuine emotion and a plot with mechanics so excessive that Almodovar himself calls it a .. Calendar Live
4.2
This film is as close to a masterpiece as the director has ever produced. Hollywood
3.8
A dizzying, marvelously acted rush of a movie that may, after more than 20 films, finally give Almodovar a wider crossover appeal. Seattle Pi
4.4
By the time Id left the theater, I was in love and wanted to see it again. Spliced Wire
4.5
Using his trademark bright color palette and bits of nearly farcical comedy to offset the occasionally somber story, Almodovar creates an impressively .. Boxoffice Magazine
4.5
A richly satisfying film that uplifts with humor as it tugs at the heartstrings. E Online
5.0
...about the ability of melodrama to speak to, and rise from, our mundane lives. Larsen On Film
5.0
All About My Mother is a wonderful Mothers Day card, in any language. Big Picture Big Sound
4.5
This is humanism in drag: Almodovars passionate redefinition of family values. News Week
4.5
An emotional film about parental love found in places where youd least expect it. Film Quips Online
4.5
For me it felt like a good many weeks at a politically correct summer camp. Chicago Reader
4.5
Almodvars talent has always been acknowledged as unique, but All about My Mother demonstrates how great it is as well. Bfi
1.5
Each time the movie seems to be on a head on collision with melodrama, it jumps the track and veers off toward comedy. James Sanford on Film
5.0
The filmmaker peppers the movie with stylistic references to the women loving films of directors George Cukor and Douglas Sirk and pays tribute to Wil .. Rochester Goes Out
4.4
Almodvar arguably reached his humanistic peak with this deeply satisfying comedy drama. Film Frenzy
5.0
All About My Mother marks an enormous leap forward for Almodovar. Vulture
4.5
All these characters are a bit beyond the pale, but Almodovar invests them with more humanity than he has in previous films. And all of them, despite .. San Diego Metropolitan
3.8
This film isnt for everyone, but for those who arent frightened away by the subtitled Spanish dialogue, All About My Mother proves to be an insightful .. Cine Matter
4.5
Almodvar is able to speak through this melodrama with great mastery to all women... and all audiences for that matter.
4.5
A sophisticated meta melodrama featuring some of his most complex and compassionate characters not so over the top campy as much of his previous work, ..
4.5
Strikes a fine and effective balance between melodrama and madcap. Film Scouts
0.5
I dont care who you are, where youre from or what your cinematic tastes may have been up to this point, youve never seen anything like it.
4.5
Both an expansion of Almodovars famous candy colored vision and a maturation of his ingenious directorial style. Mixed Reviews
3.8
A powerful film of 4 womens experiences and friendships together. Upcoming Movies
4.5
Manuelas search for Estebans father, Lola, becomes mostly representative of the masculine figure as a force that fades or dies, and of the liberating ..



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