Women On The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

    Genre
    Comedy, Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    88 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    1988
  • |
    • Countries
    Spain
  • |
    • Languages
    Spanish
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Pedro Almodóvar
WRITTEN BY:
Pedro Almodóvar
CAST INCLUDES:
Antonio Banderas, Rossy de Palma, Carmen Maura, Julieta Serrano, Kiti Mánver

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

Master filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar crafts a film noir take on the romantic comedy with his "feminist comedy with real bite" (Chicago Tribune). Both Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated, now rated 90% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, it centers on a television actress who encounters a variety of eccentric characters after embarking on a journey to discover why her lover abruptly left her.

SYNOPSIS

When Pepa Marcos’ (Carmen Maura) lover Ivan (Fernando Guillén) suddenly leaves her without any explanation, she embarks on a strange journey to discover why. On the way she meets a variety of eccentric characters, including Ivan’s son from a previous relationship (Antonio Banderas), his fiancee Marissa (Rossy de Palma) and a Shiite terrorist cell who have been secretly holding her best friend Candela (María Barranco) hostage.

Women On The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

    Genre
    Comedy, Drama
  • |
    • Runtime
    88 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    1988
  • |
    • Countries
    Spain
  • |
    • Languages
    Spanish
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Pedro Almodóvar
WRITTEN BY
Pedro Almodóvar
CAST INCLUDES
Antonio Banderas, Rossy de Palma, Carmen Maura, Julieta Serrano, Kiti Mánver
Master filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar crafts a film noir take on the romantic comedy with his "feminist comedy with real bite" (Chicago Tribune). Both Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated, now rated 90% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, it centers on a television actress who encounters a variety of eccentric characters after embarking on a journey to discover why her lover abruptly left her.

When Pepa Marcos’ (Carmen Maura) lover Ivan (Fernando Guillén) suddenly leaves her without any explanation, she embarks on a strange journey to discover why. On the way she meets a variety of eccentric characters, including Ivan’s son from a previous relationship (Antonio Banderas), his fiancee Marissa (Rossy de Palma) and a Shiite terrorist cell who have been secretly holding her best friend Candela (María Barranco) hostage.

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