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Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
Drama
Comedy
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Runtime: 88 min | Language: es | Rating: 7.5
Cast: Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Julieta Serrano, María Barranco, Rossy de Palma,
Ever wonder what happens when heartbreak, betrayal, and a spiked gazpacho collide in a Madrid penthouse? Pedro Almodóvar’s Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) answers with a technicolor tantrum that’s as chaotic as a lover’s quarrel and twice as stylish. This Spanish comedy-drama doesn’t just flirt with hysteria it dives headfirst, delivering a masterclass in controlled chaos that feels as urgent today as it did in the late ’80s.
Almodóvar’s direction is the film’
