All About My Mother
Directed by Pedro AlmodóvarCast: Antonia San Juan, Candela Peña, Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Penélope Cruz
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.
A member of the St. Louis Critics Association will introduce the film as it’s part of the WATCH FILMS LIKE IT’S 1999 series.