All About My Mother

Pedro Almodóvar's legendary film, winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The intricate story centers on Manuela, a nurse who travels to her native Barcelona in search of her ex-husband - a trans woman named Lola - following the tragic death of her son.

In this now-canonical queer film, Almodóvar blends the conventions of classic Hollywood melodrama with European skepticism and irony. With this work, the enfant terrible of Spanish cinema gained significant international renown.

The film also offered major acting opportunities to Almodóvar's favorite actresses: Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, and especially Penélope Cruz, whose role as the pregnant nun Rosy became a springboard to her Hollywood career.