Women on The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Name: Women on The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1988-11-11
Duration: 1 h 28 min
Rating: 7.60
Cast: Julieta Serrano, Antonio Banderas, Carmen Maura, María Barranco

– Pepa resolves to kill herself with a batch of sleeping-pill-laced gazpacho after her lover leaves he..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.60 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 28 Minutes

Release Year:

1988

Original Name:

Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios

Women on The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown — Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) - Also known as Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios

Pepa resolves to kill herself with a batch of sleeping-pill-laced gazpacho after her lover leaves her. Fortunately, she is interrupted by a deliciously chaotic series of events.

Styles:

Enigmatic, Melancholic, Talky, Offbeat, Sexy, Semi Serious, Witty, Feel Good, Humorous, Realistic

Story Timeline:

1980s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

Spain

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Latin America, Spain

Genre:

Comedy, Drama

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) - Trailer

Release Date:

11 Nov 1988

Language:

Spanish

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Directed by:

Pedro Almodóvar

Story Written By:

Pedro Almodóvar

Main Actors:

Julieta Serrano, Antonio Banderas, Carmen Maura, María Barranco

Plot:

Pepas's lover, Iván, leaves her and she tries to contact him to find out why he's left. In her search for Iván, she confronts his wife and son, who are as clueless as she is. Meanwhile; Candela, her friend, is afraid the police might be looking for her because of her ex-boyfriend, a muslim terrorist, and his criminal activities. As the plot develops, it is revealed that everyone's lives are more intertwined than they could have ever expected.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 21 wins & 22 nominations.

Production Company:

Orion Classics

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

89%

Metacritic:

85%