 All About My Mother 1999  R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Cast: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Penelope Cruz, Eloy Azorin, Candela Pena, Antonia San Juan, Rosa Maria Sarda, Toni Canto, Fernando Fernan Gomez, Cayetana Guillan Cuervo, Juan Jose Otegui, Carlos Lozano, Fernando Guillen, Manuel Moron, Jose Luis Torrijo
Seventeen-year-old Esteban (Eloy Azorin) has been keeping a journal he calls "All About My Mother." One evening, Esteban and his mother, Manuela (Cecilia Roth), attend a play, and moments after the play's end Esteban is killed by a car while he chases down the star for her autograph. The tragedy sets in motion Manuela's search for Esteban's father. The quest includes entering the worlds of a pregnant nun, lesbians, and transsexuals. But each character gives Manuela a sense of purpose in the healing process following her son's death. An Academy Award was received for Best Foreign Film.
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Asfalto 2000  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
aka: Asphalt
Director: Daniel Calparsoro
Cast: Najwa Nimri, Juan Diego Botto, Gustavo Salmeron, Alfredo Villa, Antonia San Juan, Roger Ibanez, Javier Nogueiras, Carla Calparsoro, Oliver G. Sarmiento, Jeff Bigot
Lucia (Najwa Nimri), a master at small-crime, her boyfriend Chino (Gustavo Salmeron), and their friend Charley (Juan Diego Botto) make a good crime team. But there are forces that may tear apart their friendship and success.
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| 1. All About My Mother (1999)
2. Asfalto (2000)
aka: Asphalt
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