My Mother Likes Women (2002)
"A mi madre le gustan las mujeres" (original title)

In Madrid, the divorced middle-age pianist Sofía discloses to her daughters Elvira, Gimena and Sol on the day of her birthday that she is in love with the talented Czechoslovak pianist ... See full summary »

Directors:

Daniela Féjerman, Inés París

Writers:

Daniela Féjerman, Inés París

Stars:

Leonor Watling, Rosa Maria Sardà, María Pujalte

12 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Leonor Watling	...	Elvira
Rosa Maria Sardà	...	Sofía
María Pujalte	...	Gimena
Silvia Abascal	...	Sol
Eliska Sirová	...	Eliska
Chisco Amado	...	Miguel
Xabier Elorriaga	...	Carlos
Álex Angulo	...	Bernardo
Aitor Mazo	...	Ernesto
Sergio Otegui	...	Javier
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carla Calparsoro	...	Gloria
Alberto Chaves	...	Chico Concierto
Fernando Colomo	...	Juez de paz
Lucía del Río
Gabriel Garbisu

Storyline

In Madrid, the divorced middle-age pianist Sofía discloses to her daughters Elvira, Gimena and Sol on the day of her birthday that she is in love with the talented Czechoslovak pianist Aliska, who is twenty-years younger than she. The bigoted sisters are shocked with the revelation and do not accept the idea that their mother is lesbian. Elvira is an insecure and neurotic young aspirant writer that has a lousy job in a publishing house; Sol is the singer of a rock band; and Gimena is married with a boy and has a troubled marriage with Raúl. When they discover that her mother has lent all her savings to support the education of Aliska, they decide to seduce the girlfriend to make her leave their mother. But when Aliska returns to her country alone and their mother is very depressed, they need to try to revert the situation. Meanwhile the nervous Elvira meets the writer Miguel and has a clumsy relationship with him.

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Plot Keywords:

pianist | neurotic | lesbian | rock band | family relationships | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Mongrel Media [ca] Norador Productions [us]

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish Czech

Release Date:

11 January 2002 (Spain)

Also Known As:

A mia madre piacciono le donne

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$11,024 (USA) (28 May 2004)

Gross:

$81,883 (USA) (2 July 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fernando Colomo Producciones Cinematográficas S.L.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in 2005 Glitter Awards (2005)

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Soundtracks

"A mi madre le gustan las mujeres"
Composed by Andy Chango

User Reviews

You can do it -- Mama is gonna see to it!

Sofia is the loving mother of three daughters, a concert pianist, and a lesbian -- in that order.

Her recent discovery of her lesbian sexuality, and her relationship with Eliska, an illegal alien from the Czech Republic, is almost incidental to the film. It is certainly presented in a very matter-of-fact way, taken for granted as entirely natural and acceptable. It is not milked for titillation or homophobic humor.

In fact, despite this movie's title and marketing, the fact that Sofia likes women is merely the plot device that sets things in motion and drives the action of the film. (It is also the subject of the very catchy and bouncy title song.)

The real message here is that Sofia is totally in charge of every facet of her life -- something her three daughters emphatically are not. This is especially true of the middle daughter, Elvira. She is the heroine of "My Mother Likes Women".

Where Sofia is a creative artist, Elvira doubts her ability and keeps her first novel hidden in a drawer. Where Sofia is a passionate lover, Elvira screws up every relationship with a man, including her shrink.

By the end, however, Elvira learns to stand up for herself and go after what she wants in life -- and the audience stands up and cheers.