The Films That Shaped It

Todo sobre mi madre

1999

I discovered Almodóvar at 16 with All About My Mother. It was a revelation. It showed me what cinema could be. It showed me that cinema could speak about the women that I love, could celebrate their pain, their joy, their struggles.

All About My Mother was a revelation. It showed me what cinema could be—that cinema could speak about the women that I love, could celebrate their pain, their joy, their struggles.

I discovered Almodóvar at 16 with All About My Mother. It was a revelation. It showed me what cinema could be—that it could speak about the women that I love, could celebrate their pain, their joy, their struggles.

It was a revelation. It showed me what cinema could be. It showed me that cinema could speak about the women that I love, could celebrate their pain, their joy, their struggles.

— Xavier Dolan  ·  The Guardian: Xavier Dolan: the new wunderkind of world cinema
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