Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) ( Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios )

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
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 5.1 )

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

Running Time:
85 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 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

Synopsis:

Though the kinky characters and aberrant social behavior common to the works of Spanish director Pedro Almodovar are very evident in his Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, the film is at heart a door-slamming farce in the grand tradition. The tiny apartment of pregnant actress Carmen Maura is the "Grand Central Station" setpiece for this dizzying tale. Distraught over her recent breakup with her lover, Carmen prepares to overdose on sleeping pills, which she blends into a gazpacho so they'll go down easier. She is diverted from her suicide by her best friend Maria Barranco, a fugitive from justice (her boy friend is a Shi'Ite terrorist) who needs a place to stay. Later, when Carmen's apartment is empty, her ex-lover's grown son (Antonio Banderas) comes to the apartment with his fiance (Rossy de Palma) in answer to Carmen's "room to let" newspaper ad. The wife inadvertently ingests Carmen's "pill sauce," and as she blissfully snoozes, the husband inaugurates an affair with Carmen's friend Barranco.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 30 November, 2020.