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Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) | User Rating
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Original title: Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
Release Date
Nov 11, 1988 (USA)
DVD Release Date
• R1: Apr 10, 2001
Budget USD 700,000
MPAA Rating
R
Running Time
1 hour, 30 minutes
Country Spain
Studio Deseo, Lauren Films
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Other Titles
• Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
• Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
• Frauen am Rande des Nervenzusammenbruchs (1989)
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Genre: Drama, Comedy, Drugs, Campy, Slapstick, Racy, Showbiz, Farce, Police, Love
Plot: This colorful hit put director Pedro Almodóvar on the international map and cemented the reputation of its star, Carmen Maura. The film is a peppy little soap bubble as TV actress Pepa (Maura) wakes up to find a note from her lover, Ivan (Fernando Guillén), informing her he is leaving. Desperate to tell him some important information, Pepa almost kills herself with sleeping pills, burns her bed, and spends most of the movie trying to track him down. Her adventures put her in contact with Ivan's insane ex-wife (Julieta Serrano), his handsome son (Antonio Banderas), and the son's fiancée (Rossy de Palma). They all descend on her penthouse apartment in a deliriously comic extended scene, complicated by a pitcher full of narcotic gazpacho and her friend Candela (María Barranco), a ditzy beauty wanted by the police for associating with Shiite terrorists. Through it all, the indefatigable Pepa fights gallantly against her crushing heartbreak. As a testament to the resilient beauty of women, this free-spirited film rings true and is a treasure. Also appearing are Chus Lampreave, Kiti Manver, Yayo Calvo, and Guillermo Montesinos as the hilarious driver of the Mambo Taxi.
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Antonio Banderas
Shrek 2, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, The Mask of Zorro |
 | | Julieta Serrano
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, Matador, Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón | | María Barranco
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, The Red Squirrel, The Girl of Your Dreams | Kiti Manver
The Flower of My Secret, Common Wealth, ¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?!! | | |
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