ALMODOVAR'S CRACKLING 'ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER' STATEWIDE Edition

Near the start of [Pedro Almodovar]'s best film since "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown," the adolescent Esteban and his youthful mother Manuela eagerly watch "All About Eve," in Spanish on Madrid television. The black-and-white images of Bette Davis, Celeste Holm a...

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Published inThe Hartford courant
Main Authors Johnson, Malcolm, Courant Film Critic
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hartford, Conn Tribune Publishing Company, LLC 22.12.1999
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Almodovar, Pedro (1952- )
Davis, Bette
Paredes, Marisa
Rojo, Huma
Roth, Cecilia
Schneider, Romy
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Summary:Near the start of [Pedro Almodovar]'s best film since "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown," the adolescent Esteban and his youthful mother Manuela eagerly watch "All About Eve," in Spanish on Madrid television. The black-and-white images of Bette Davis, Celeste Holm and Anne Baxter segue into the title, "All About My Mother." In weaving together the stories of many women, including the fake yet authentic Agrado, Almodovar exhibits the skill of a brilliant juggler. Like its models, "Eve" and "Streetcar," "Mother" moves at a crackling pace. Almodovar sends his heroine on hypnotic voyages, with shots of shooting through train tunnels. And he stirs together tragedies and comedy with utter mastery. This is one filmmaker whose love for his art continually nourishes each new adventure.
ISSN:1047-4153