Spain | 1999 | 101 minutes

DIRECTED BY

STARRING 

Almodóvar is famed for his family melodramas featuring a recurring cast of fine female actors. In this one, Cecilia Roth play Manuela, who witnesses Esteban's death in a horrific road accident early on in the film. Esteban is her son from a relationship with Lola - now a trans women, dying from AIDS - who never never knew of Esteban, while Esteban never knew of Lola. Manuela therefore travels to Madrid to see Lola and reveal her secret. The story continues, with Almodóvar keeping perfect grip on the complex twists, turns and coincidences to deliver a movie that is amusing, dramatic, and always, always sympathetic to its characters.