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Naisia hermoromahduksen partaalla

Original title: Mujeres al borde de un ataque de "nervios"
  • 19881988
  • SS
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
42K
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POPULARITY
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Naisia hermoromahduksen partaalla (1988)
ComedyDrama
A television actress encounters a variety of eccentric characters after embarking on a journey to discover why her lover abruptly left her.A television actress encounters a variety of eccentric characters after embarking on a journey to discover why her lover abruptly left her.A television actress encounters a variety of eccentric characters after embarking on a journey to discover why her lover abruptly left her.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
42K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
8,884
910
  • Director
    • Pedro Almodóvar
  • Writers
    • Pedro Almodóvar(screenplay)
    • Jean Cocteau(play "La Voix humaine")
  • Stars
    • Carmen Maura
    • Antonio Banderas
    • Julieta Serrano
Top credits
  • Director
    • Pedro Almodóvar
  • Writers
    • Pedro Almodóvar(screenplay)
    • Jean Cocteau(play "La Voix humaine")
  • Stars
    • Carmen Maura
    • Antonio Banderas
    • Julieta Serrano
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 87User reviews
    • 63Critic reviews
    • 85Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 22 wins & 24 nominations total

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    Top cast

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    Carmen Maura
    Carmen Maura
    • Pepa
    Antonio Banderas
    Antonio Banderas
    • Carlos
    Julieta Serrano
    Julieta Serrano
    • Lucía
    Rossy de Palma
    Rossy de Palma
    • Marisa
    María Barranco
    María Barranco
    • Candela
    Kiti Mánver
    Kiti Mánver
    • Paulina Morales
    • (as Kiti Manver)
    Guillermo Montesinos
    Guillermo Montesinos
    • Taxista
    Chus Lampreave
    Chus Lampreave
    • Portera Testiga de Jehová
    Eduardo Calvo
    Eduardo Calvo
    • Padre de Lucía
    • (as Yayo Calvo)
    Loles León
    Loles León
    • Secretaria
    Ángel de Andrés López
    Ángel de Andrés López
    • Policía I
    • (as Angel de Andrés-López)
    Fernando Guillén
    Fernando Guillén
    • Iván
    Juan Lombardero
    • Germán
    José Antonio Navarro
    • Policía II
    Ana Leza
    • Ana
    Ambite
    • Ambite
    Mary González
    • Madre Lucía
    Lupe Barrado
    • Secretaria Paulina
    • Director
      • Pedro Almodóvar
    • Writers
      • Pedro Almodóvar(screenplay) (story)
      • Jean Cocteau(play "La Voix humaine") (uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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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, on Volver - Paluu (2006).
    • Goofs
      Candela, while giving Pepa's rabbits water, comments to Carlos about how the rabbits love the turnips they're eating (in the English and French subtitles as well as in the original Spanish audio), but the only vegetables in the cage are leeks, and the rabbits aren't eating them.
    • Quotes

      Pepa: Hello. I'm the mother of the notorious Crossroads Killer. When my son comes home after one of his famous crimes, his clothes are just filthy.

      [Pepa holds up a bloody shirt. The police arrive]

      Policía I: Where are the clothes your son wore...

      Policía II: At the time of the murder?

      [Pepa takes a clean shirt out of the dryer]

      Pepa: Right here. Sparkling clean.

      Policía I: No trace of blood.

      Policía II: Or guts.

      Policía I: Unbelievable!

      [Pepa holds up a box of detergent]

      Pepa: Ecce Homo. It's unbelievable.

    • Connections
      Featured in Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Soy infeliz
      Written by Ventura Romero

      Performed by Lola Beltrán

    User reviews87

    Review
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    Featured review
    8/10
    My brief review of the film
    An interesting Spanish comedy, the film's humour is derived mostly from the events being so absurd. Some aspects are overly ridiculous, but it is still very entertaining stuff, executed in a lively manner with an appropriately fast pace and suitable music choices. It is constantly interesting on a visual level, with vibrant colours, creative camera angles, and a lot of framing and close-up shots. The action is a bit frantic and the plot is a little too convoluted, but the film maintains an almost fantasy-like atmosphere, in which it feels like anything is possible, and this quality makes it an enjoyable, unique watch. It is hard to say if Almodóvar is trying to say anything at all here, as there are some ideas raised about consequences that are not explored in much depth. Still, the originality of it all keeps it afloat, and it is certainly quite an unusual (in a positive sense) cinematic experience.
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    4
    • sol-
    • Aug 19, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 23, 1988 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • Spain
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
    • Filming locations
      • Estudios Barajas, Madrid, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Laurenfilm
      • El Deseo
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $700,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,251,740
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,399
      • Aug 13, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,263,129
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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