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Cristina Sánchez Pascual | ... |
Yolanda Bel
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Will More | ... |
Jorge
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Lina
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Miguel Zúñiga | ... |
Madero
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Julieta Serrano | ... |
Abadesa Julia
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| Marisa Paredes | ... |
Sor Estiércol
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Mary Carrillo | ... |
Marquesa
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| Carmen Maura | ... |
Sor Perdida
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Lina Canalejas | ... |
Sor Víbora
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Manuel Zarzo | ... |
Cura
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Chus Lampreave | ... |
Sor Rata de Callejón
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Marisa Tejada | ... |
Lola
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Eva Siva | ... |
Antonia
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| Cecilia Roth | ... |
Merche
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Rubén Tobías | ... |
Policía
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Yolanda sings in a seedy nightclub. When her boyfriend dies of an overdose, she fears the police and seeks refuge in a convent that saves women from the streets. These off-beat nuns include a heroin using abbess who loves Yolanda, one who writes romance novels under a pseudonym, another raising a tiger in the convent yard, and one who designs fabulous fashions and is in love with the local priest. They plan an evening extravaganza starring Yolanda to celebrate the abbess's birthday and to convince their wealthy patron not to abandon them. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Country:
SpainLanguage:
SpanishRelease Date:
10 March 1983 (Spain) See more »Also Known As:
Dark Habits See more »Filming Locations:
Madrid, SpainBox Office
Gross:
ESP 259,429 (Spain)Company Credits
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Pedro Almodóvar's first film to have a proper producer and be made for a proper film company, rather than be made on the hoof like his previous projects. Almodóvar has since distanced himself from the film as he felt that he had to bow to commercial considerations. See more »Goofs
The "Salí porque salí" song is obviously not sung by Yolanda nor the backing vocalists. See more »Quotes
Sor Rata de Callejón: There are as many kinds of kisses as kinds of love; the paternal kiss on the forehead, the kiss on the eyes full of peace, the amusing kiss on the nose, the friendly kiss on the cheek. All of these are somewhat anodyne, but they could be taken as tempting invitations to more perfidious ones, such as the indiscreet kiss on the throat, or the coaxing kiss in the ear which is like being told a secret. And finally there is the kiss on the lips. "A kiss means nothing," say the thoughtless. Perhaps ...See more »
It's not very often that you can go back this far in a director's career and find a film this good.
It's sure as hell not sentimental; it's a black comedy - you've got parody, satire and a dark-humour rolled into one.
There already signs of Almodóvar's skill at film-making, already touches of Almodóvar's trademark whit and humour. It starts out with a girl at a crossroads in her life: on the one hand, a drug fuelled crazy future… the other, the stability of a convent. Or is that the other way round? For those familiar with Almodóvar's films, there are some of the reoccurring themes you'd expect to find, amongst others: prostitution, nuns, drugs, and dealers. More specifically, Dark Habits seems to deal with (to me anyway) a novelist (Almodóvar's film's often touch on creativity/ those involved), the idea of what is good, and along a similar vain, our abilities to turn a new leaf.
Obviously being in subtitles is going to exclude this for some, but others are whole-heartedly recommended; even if it isn't the best Almodóvar film, I've found it the most enjoyable so far. (I haven't heard a quote better than "I'm Sister Rat of the Sewers. I was keen to meet you" recently.)
Oh, and look out for the tiger ;-)