 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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Mad Love 2001  117 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Vicente Aranda
Cast: Pilar Lopez de Ayala, Daniele Liotti, Rosana Pastor, Giuliano Gemma, Roberto Alyarez, Manuela Arcuri, Eloy Azorin, Guillermo Toledo, Susi Sanchez, Carolina Bona
The journey into her world of madness is the theme of this story, set in the years before and after 1504 when Juana (Pilar Lopez de Ayala) became Queen of Spain. When pressures–which include unfaithful husband Felipe el Hermoso (Daniele Liotti)–proved too difficult, Felipe took advantage of the situation and conspired to have Juana declared insane.
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| 1. All About My Mother (1999)
2. Mad Love (2001)
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