Pedro Almodovar 4-DVD Collection ( Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown / Pepi, Luci, Bom ) ( Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios / Qué he hecho )

Pedro Almodovar 4-DVD Collection (DVD) (*)

$54.99

Original Title: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown / Pepi, Luci, Bom
Alternate Title: Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios / Qué he hecho
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
David Donatello Awards
European Film Awards
Golden Globes
Goya Awards
Oscar Academy Awards
Toronto International Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
359 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen

Special Features:
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set

Movie filmed in 1983-1988 and produced in:
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
Pedro Almodovar

Written By:
Pedro Almodovar
Jean Cocteau

Actors:
Carmen Maura ..... Pepa
Antonio Banderas ..... Carlos
Julieta Serrano ..... Lucía
Rossy de Palma ..... Marisa
María Barranco ..... Candela
Kiti Manver ..... Paulina Morales
Guillermo Montesinos ..... Taxista
Chus Lampreave ..... Portera Testiga de Jehová
Eduardo Calvo ..... Padre de Lucía (as Yayo Calvo)
Loles León ..... Secretaria
Ángel de Andrés López ..... Policía I (as Angel de Andrés-López)
Fernando Guillén ..... Iván
Juan Lombardero ..... Germán
José Antonio Navarro ..... Policía II
Ana Leza ..... Ana
Carmen Maura ..... Pepi
Félix Rotaeta ..... El policía/su hermano gemelo
Olvido Gara ..... Bom (as Alaska)
Eva Siva ..... Luci (Luciana)
Concha Grégori ..... Charito, la vecina de Luci
Kiti Manver ..... La chica que es modelo y cantante pero no una puta
Cecilia Roth ..... Chica del anuncio 'Bragas Ponte'
Julieta Serrano ..... Mujer vestida como Escarlata O'Hara
Cristina Sánchez Pascual ..... Mujer barbuda
José Luis Aguirre ..... Roxy
Carlos Tristancho
Eusebio Lázaro
Fabio McNamara
Assumpta Serna
Blanca Sánchez
Carmen Maura ..... Gloria
Luis Hostalot ..... Polo
Ryo Hiruma ..... Profesor Kendo
Ángel de Andrés López ..... Antonio (as Angel de Andres-Lopez)
Gonzalo Suárez ..... Lucas Villalba (as Gonzalo Suarez)
Verónica Forqué ..... Cristal
Juan Martínez ..... Toni
Chus Lampreave ..... Abuela
Kiti Manver ..... Juani
Sonia Anabela Holimann ..... Vanessa
Cecilia Roth ..... Chica anuncio
Diego Caretti ..... Chico anuncio
José Manuel Bello ..... Colega barrio
Pedro Almodovar ..... Play-Back 'La bien pagá' (as Almodovar)
Fabio McNamara ..... Play-Back 'La bien pagá' (as McNamara)
Cristina Sánchez Pascual ..... Yolanda Bel
Will More ..... Jorge (as Willmore)
Laura Cepeda ..... Lina
Miguel Zúñiga ..... Madero
Julieta Serrano ..... Abadesa Julia
Marisa Paredes ..... Sor Estiércol
Mary Carrillo ..... Marquesa
Carmen Maura ..... Sor Perdida
Lina Canalejas ..... Sor Víbora
Manuel Zarzo ..... Cura
Chus Lampreave ..... Sor Rata de Callejón
Marisa Tejada ..... Lola
Eva Siva ..... Antonia
Cecilia Roth ..... Merche
Rubén Tobías ..... Policía

Synopsis:

This 4-DVD Collection contains 4 Almodovar's movies:

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown ( Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios ):

A woman's lover leaves her, and she tries to contact him to find out why he's left. She confronts his wife and son, who are as clueless as she. Meanwhile her girlfriend is afraid the police are looking for her because of her boyfriend's criminal activities. They talk to a female lawyer, who turns out to be the lover's new lover, and everyone's path keeps crossing each other's in a very complicated and confusing manner.

Pepi, Luci, Bom:

Almodovar's first film of life in Madrid during the punk era and not one for the squeamish. He covers everything from drugs and sexual violence, to female masochism.

Dark Habits ( Entre tinieblas ):

Yolanda sings in a seedy nightclub. When her boyfriend dies of an overdose, she fears the police and seeks refuge in a convent that saves women from the streets. These off-beat nuns include a heroin using abbess who loves Yolanda, one who writes romance novels under a pseudonym, another raising a tiger in the convent yard, and one who designs fabulous fashions and is in love with the local priest. They plan an evening extravaganza starring Yolanda to celebrate the abbess's birthday and to convince their wealthy patron not to abandon them.

What Have I Done to Deserve This? ( Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto!! ):

A dysfunctional family in Madrid: Gloria is a cleaning lady, hooked on No-Doze, living in a crowded flat with Antonio, her surly husband, a cabby who adores an aging German singer he used to chauffeur; he's also a forger. One teen son sells heroin, the other sleeps with men. Her mother-in-law keeps bottled water and cupcakes under lock and key, selling them to the family. Two alcoholic writers cook up a plot to sell a manuscript as Hitler's memoirs, if Antonio will transcribe it in Hitler's hand. He won't, so they ask the German singer to intercede. Meanwhile, Gloria has given away one son to a sex-crazed dentist, and grandma picks up a pet lizard. Can this chaos be tamed?

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 25 May, 2006.

Customers who bought this product also purchased

Kika (DVD)	Blood Wedding (DVD)	Zazie in the Subway (DVD)
Pelicanman (DVD)	13 at a Table (DVD)	Simple Lies (DVD)