All About My Mother
“Part of every woman is a mother/actress/saint/sinner. And part of every man is a woman.”
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Synopsis
Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew. She reunites with an old friend, an outspoken transgender sex worker, and befriends a troubled actress and a pregnant, HIV-positive nun.
Cast
Cecilia Roth·Manuela
Marisa Paredes·Huma Rojo
Candela Peña·Nina
Antonia San Juan·Agrado
Penélope Cruz·Rosa
Rosa María Sardà·Rosa's Mother
Fernando Fernán Gómez·Rosa's Father
Fernando Guillén·Doctor in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
Toni Cantó·Lola
Carlos Lozano·Mario
Average shot length
8.8s per shot
Pedro Almodóvar's career average is 9.6s across 13 measured films —see the full picture.