All About My Mother
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar Run Time: 101 min. Release Year: 1999 Language: Spanish
Starring: Antonia San Juan, Candela Peña, Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Penélope Cruz
No Pride Month programming would be complete without a film from Pedro Almodóvar. This year, we’ve chosen All About My Mother!
Manuela (Cecilia Roth), a nurse and single mother, watches her teenage son die tragically in a car accident on his 17th birthday. Grieving and desperate to find closure, she leaves Madrid to search for the boy’s estranged father—now a transgender woman named Lola—who is unaware of ever having a son.
Almodóvar’s signature blend of melodrama, bold color palettes, and layered female characters shines in this emotionally charged and compassionate film. Themes of gender fluidity, chosen family, loss, and rebirth make this one of the definitive LGBTIA+ films of the 90s.