Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)

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90 min - Comedy | Drama - 11 November 1988 (USA)

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Ratings: 7.6/10 from 13,069 users Metascore: 85/100
Reviews: 52 user | 33 critic | 12 from Metacritic.com

A woman's lover leaves her, and she tries to contact him to find out why he's left. She confronts his wife and son... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Carmen Maura	...	Pepa
	Antonio Banderas	...	Carlos
	Julieta Serrano	...	Lucía
	María Barranco	...	Candela
	Rossy de Palma	...	Marisa
	Kiti Manver	...	Paulina Morales
	Guillermo Montesinos	...	Taxista
	Chus Lampreave	...	Portera Testiga de Jehová
	Eduardo Calvo	...	Padre de Lucía (as Yayo Calvo)
	Loles León	...	Secretaria
	Ángel de Andrés López	...	Policía I (as Angel de Andrés-López)
	Fernando Guillén	...	Iván
	Juan Lombardero	...	Germán
	José Antonio Navarro	...	Policía II
	Ana Leza	...	Ana

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Storyline

A woman's lover leaves her, and she tries to contact him to find out why he's left. She confronts his wife and son, who are as clueless as she. Meanwhile her girlfriend is afraid the police are looking for her because of her boyfriend's criminal activities. They talk to a female lawyer, who turns out to be the lover's new lover, and everyone's path keeps crossing each other's in a very complicated and confusing manner. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>

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Comedy | Drama

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Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

11 November 1988 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Mulheres à Beira de um Ataque de Nervos See more »

Filming Locations:

Estudios Barajas, Madrid, Spain See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$700,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$7,179,298 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

El Deseo S.A., Laurenfilm See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

Pedro Almodóvar and Carmen Maura's personal relationship was seriously damaged during the shooting, which Maura even defined as a "living hell". It took 18 years for them to work again. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: The sheets move position (due to multiple edits) when Pepa throws the lit matches on the bed. See more »

Quotes

PolicÌa I: What's going on?
Pepa: Nothing. Just discussing the lady's dress.
Candela: [in tears] It's awful!
Carlos: It's only a dress.
Candela: But it's awful!
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Connections

Spoofed in "Parásitos: Parásitos al borde de un ataque de nervios (#1.12)" (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Scherezade"
By Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (as Rimsky - Korsakow)
Performed by La Orquesta Sinfonica de la Radio de Mosú
Conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (as G. Rozhdestvensky) See more »

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (original title)

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