infidelity,friendship,airport,madrid, spain,suicide attempt,pregnancy,female friendship,slapstick comedy,female protagonist,terrorism,relationship,nervous breakdown,ex-wife,mental health,sleeping pill,lies,independent film,apartment,actress,frustration

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)

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A comedy about someone you know.

Pepa resolves to kill herself with a batch of sleeping-pill-laced gazpacho after her lover leaves her. Fortunately, she is interrupted by a deliciously chaotic series of events.

Cast & Crew

Director
Pedro Almodóvar
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    Pepa Carmen Maura
  • Profile picture of Antonio Banderas
    Carlos Antonio Banderas
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    Lucía Julieta Serrano
  • Profile picture of María Barranco
    Candela María Barranco
  • Profile picture of Rossy de Palma
    Marisa Rossy de Palma
  • Profile picture of Kiti Mánver
    Paulina Morales Kiti Mánver
  • Profile picture of Guillermo Montesinos
    Taxi Driver Guillermo Montesinos
  • Profile picture of Chus Lampreave
    Jehovah's Witness Goalkeeper Chus Lampreave

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Keywords

  • infidelity
  • friendship
  • airport
  • madrid, spain
  • suicide attempt
  • pregnancy
  • female friendship
  • slapstick comedy
  • female protagonist
  • terrorism
  • relationship
  • nervous breakdown
  • ex-wife
  • mental health
  • sleeping pill
  • lies
  • independent film
  • apartment
  • actress
  • frustration