So you are here too

Kaleigh 2022-03-20 09:01:48

Watched a lot of Spanish movies, of course, most of them are Almodóvar. The same royal actor, similar background music, although the plot is different, but the style is very consistent, so I am not clear about the content.
Like I always thought I'd seen "All About My Mother", only to find out it was "High Heels." It's just that that is the daughter and the mother, and this is the mother and the son. Compared with the tension between mother and daughter in "High Heels", "All About My Mother" is more about the warmth between mother and son, although short, it is the center of the film.
I really like the mother in the movie, her eyes are always soft, whether looking at the beloved son, the star who indirectly killed her son, the lover of her son's father, or the father of the transgender son.
The amazing thing is that Penelope Cruz is pure and beautiful here. I knew her because of Tom's girlfriend. I didn't like her at first. After watching her movies, I became more and more fond of her. Especially recommend "Paris Smoke", which Theron is also very good. I just like this kind of tender and strong woman, and so does Isabel Adjani.

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Extended Reading
  • Britney 2021-12-13 08:01:09

    Almodovar said: The film shows a woman's ability to withstand pain. Under the bright and strong colors are irrevocable death and suffering, prostitutes, transgender people, homosexuals, AIDS, drug abuse and other elements, forming a tribute to tolerance, open-mindedness, and strong motherhood. "Comet Beauty" and "A Streetcar Named Desire" are wonderful in-play scenes. I can't forget the notebook perspective and the near-death perspective in the car accident, the "time tunnel" and the colorful umbrella. (8.8/10)

  • Kenton 2022-04-24 07:01:07

    The colors (especially red), drama, and musical elements in Almodóvar's films are unforgettable. The three Estebans are clues as well as a kind of guidance. In their life and death, various characters appear around the mother, and the structure is complex and delicate. Warmth, optimism, grief... These are the aftertastes of this film, another victory for the combination of form and content.

All About My Mother quotes

  • Sister María Rosa Sanz: I'm sorry about my mother. I'm sorry.

  • Huma Rojo: Whoever you are, I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.