Todo sobre mi madre /

A single mother in Madrid sees her only son die on his 17th birthday as he runs to seek an actress's autograph. She goes to Barcelona to find the lad's father, a transvestite named Lola who does not know he has a child. First she finds her friend, Agrado, also a transvestite; through him s...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Todo sobre mi madre (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Deseo, S.A, Renn Productions, France 2 cinéma (Firm), Mexico. Dirección General de Radio, Televisión y Cinematografía
Other Authors: Paredes, Marisa, 1946-, Almodóvar, Pedro, Cruz, Penélope, Roth, Cecilia, 1958-, Peña, Candela
Format: Video VHS
Language:Spanish
Language Notes:In Spanish without subtitles.
Published: [Mexico] : [United States] : RTC ; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2000]
Series:Colección Almodóvar.
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Summary:A single mother in Madrid sees her only son die on his 17th birthday as he runs to seek an actress's autograph. She goes to Barcelona to find the lad's father, a transvestite named Lola who does not know he has a child. First she finds her friend, Agrado, also a transvestite; through him she meets Rosa, a young nun bound for El Salvador, and by happenstance, becomes the personal assistant of Huma Rojo, the actress her son admired.
Item Description:A foreign film (Spain).
Originally released as a motion picture in 1999.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (102 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Audience:"Clasificación C"--Container.
Awards:Academy Award, 2000, Best foreign language film.
Production Credits:Sound, Miguel Rejas; art director, Antxón Gómez; editor, José Salcedo; music, Alberto Iglesias; director of production, Esther García; executive producer, Agustín Almodóvar; director of photography, Affonso Beato; written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar.