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Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. Melding melodrama with screwball farce, this Academy Award–nominated black comedy was Pedro Almodóvar’s international breakthrough and secured his place at the vanguard of modern Spanish cinema.
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Nov 11, 1988 · ''Women on the Verge'' takes place in its own, very special farcical universe, where outrageous coincidences are the norm and where logic dictates that a forgotten blenderful of spiked gazpacho...
Photographed in riotous colours by Jose Luis Alcaine, this is very much an ensemble farce. But Maura is superb as the resilient Pepa, whose accidental emancipation causes as much chaos as her ...
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. Newly remastered, this 1988 classic melds melodrama with screwball farce. The Academy Award–nominated black comedy was Pedro Almodóvar’s international breakthrough and secured his place at the vanguard of modern Spanish cinema.
The story centers around actress Pepa Marcos, who is jilted by her lover Iván and becomes entangled in a series of chaotic events involving her friends and acquaintances. The film, which incorporates elements of farce and melodrama, examines themes of love, betrayal, and emotional instability.
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Spanish: Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios) is a 1988 Spanish black comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas and Julieta Serrano.
Jan 13, 2015 · With its primary-coloured set, farcical plot, hectic pace and illogical structure, this stage musical of Pedro Almodóvar’s much-loved 1988 film aims to use splintered style and self-conscious ...
