▁which ▁Man uela ▁and ▁her ▁son ▁are ▁shown ▁watching ▁in ▁the ▁film . ▁The ▁com ic ▁relief ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁cent ers ▁on ▁Agr ado , ▁a ▁pre - oper ative ▁trans sex ual . ▁In ▁one ▁scene , ▁she ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁her ▁body ▁and ▁its ▁relationship ▁to ▁pl astic ▁surg ery ▁and ▁sil ic one , ▁cul min ating ▁with ▁a ▁statement ▁of ▁her ▁own ▁philosophy : ▁" you ▁get ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁authentic ▁the ▁more ▁you ▁become ▁like ▁what ▁you ▁have ▁dream ed ▁of ▁yourself ". ▁ ▁All ▁About ▁My ▁Mother ▁opened ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁where ▁Al mod ó var ▁won ▁both ▁the ▁Best ▁Director ▁and ▁the ▁E c umen ical ▁J ury ▁pri zes . ▁The ▁film ▁gar ner ed ▁a ▁strong ▁critical ▁reception ▁and ▁gross ed ▁over ▁$ 6 7 ▁million ▁world wide . ▁All ▁About ▁My ▁Mother ▁has ▁accordingly ▁received ▁more ▁awards ▁and ▁hon ours ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁film ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish ▁motion ▁picture ▁industry , ▁including ▁Al mod ó var ' s ▁very ▁first ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Foreign ▁Language ▁Film , ▁the ▁Golden ▁Glo be ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁category , ▁the ▁B AF TA ▁Awards ▁for ▁Best ▁D irection ▁and ▁Best ▁Film ▁Not ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁Language ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ 6 ▁Go y as ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁Spain . ▁ ▁T alk ▁to ▁Her ▁( 2 0 0 2 ) ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁All ▁About ▁My ▁Mother , ▁Al mod ó var