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Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)
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11 November 1988 (USA)
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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...
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 20 wins
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17 nominations
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Breaking Down Pedro Almodóvar
(From IFC. 19 November 2009, 9:08 AM, PST)
Penelope and Pedro: Broken Embraces
(From Tribeca Film. 17 November 2009, 8:00 AM, PST)
(From IFC. 19 November 2009, 9:08 AM, PST)
Penelope and Pedro: Broken Embraces
(From Tribeca Film. 17 November 2009, 8:00 AM, PST)
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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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Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (USA)
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90 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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UK:12 (re-rating) (2005) |
Iceland:L |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Canada:14A |
Chile:14 |
Finland:S |
Peru:14 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:7 |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) |
USA:R |
West Germany:12 |
Singapore:PG |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Hong Kong:IIB
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Victoria Abril turned down the role of 'Candela'
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Revealing mistakes: Pepa pushes the baggage cart at Lucia and it moves with a great deal of speed. However, in the next shot, it's obvious that the cart barely hits her, yet she falls as if it did.
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Soy infeliz
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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.