Women on The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

– 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 (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.

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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.

Director:

Pedro Almodóvar

Writer:

Pedro Almodóvar (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Julieta Serrano, 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:

Orion Classics

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
89%
Metacritic:
85%