All About my Mother

Almodovar's "All About My Mother" is an amazing story, and a great film. Among other important messages, the movie tells us of compassion from mothers to their children, regardless of their pasts or personalities. It also tells us that this compassion is not strictly seen in straight women, but also in lesbians and trans-sexuals. It does so through establishing a community of women, all of whom find each other while dealing with their own feminine struggle. Manuela is searching for the father of her late son, Esteban.  Although this father, a trans-sexual named Lola, had done many bad things, she still possessed the feminine trait of motherly love. Throughout the movie, all the characters tell of what horrid things Lola has done to them, but we dont meet Lola until the very end. All the audience can see of Lola is that she is caring and passionate about her children. This is Almodovar's way of saying that maternity brings all different kinds of women together, and is an incredible quality that must be recognized by all. This is why the movie is dedicated to mothers of all sorts, regardless of their backgrounds.