Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Original title: Mujeres al borde de un ataque de "nervios"
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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.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 22 wins & 24 nominations total
Kiti Mánver
- Paulina Morales
- (as Kiti Manver)
Eduardo Calvo
- Padre de Lucía
- (as Yayo Calvo)
Ángel de Andrés López
- Policía I
- (as Angel de Andrés-López)
- Director
- Writers
- Pedro Almodóvar(uncredited)
- Jean Cocteau(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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- TriviaPedro 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 (2006).
- GoofsCandela, 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
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Another brilliant film from Almodovar...
Almodovar is one of those great foreign directors that makes us all think...why isn't American cinema this good anymore? Witty, honest, quirky, profound, truthful and dramatic, a film from Almodovar is always a unique and refreshing experience. The way he's evolved as a director over the past three decades is fascinating--compare, for example, "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown," "All About My Mother," and his newest film, "Talk to Her." He's been all over the map, and the gorgeously slow camera movements along with the brutally honest script featured in "Talk to Her" seem to come from an entirely different source than the same director who made the hectic comedy "Women on the Verge..." He's gone from hilarious frenetic slapstick to a certain gay simplicity in "All About..." to the stunning emotional array in "Talk to Her." Yet what's interesting is that his career hasn't progressed from bad to good, or vice versa, as so many others has; his films have always been original and lovely, yet when compared, they all have startling differences in genre and pace.
Anyway, I highly recommend this movie, or anything Almodovar has ever made...he's one of the world's great directors, and his movies shouldn't be missed. His
communication with his actors and his artistic grasp on his projects really become noticeable, and watching Almodovar films is like an instruction course for those interested in becoming filmmakers. See it. ..
Anyway, I highly recommend this movie, or anything Almodovar has ever made...he's one of the world's great directors, and his movies shouldn't be missed. His
communication with his actors and his artistic grasp on his projects really become noticeable, and watching Almodovar films is like an instruction course for those interested in becoming filmmakers. See it. ..
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- May 4, 2003
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Frauen am Rande des Nervenzusammenbruchs
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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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
- $7,305,816
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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