Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de "Nervios" (1988)
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Duration: 90 minuten
Alternative title: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Country:
Spain
Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
Stars: Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas and Julieta Serrano
IMDb score:
7,5 (50.056)
Releasedate: 25 March 1988
Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de "Nervios" plot
"A comedy about someone you know."
Sexy TV actress Pepa gets a thud from her lover Iván via her answering machine, just as she receives important news from her doctor. Desperate at first, but soon hysterical and furious, she tries to get hold of Iván before he sets off on a journey with another woman. At the same time, her best friend Candela discovers that the Shiite terrorist she had a relationship with has been arrested by the police, and in a panic she tries to ask Pepa for help. In addition, Lucía, Iván's ex-wife, is released from the mental institution and starts looking for her ex-husband.
Actors and actresses
Pepa
Carlos
Lucía
Candela
Marisa
Paulina Morales
Taxi Driver
Jehovah's Witness Goalkeeper
Lucía's Father
Secretary
Reviews & comments
mjk87 (moderator films)
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- 14514 messages
- 4510 votes
Mediocre. I prefer to see Almodóvar deliver dramas, because his comedies are not my humor. The film also seems more like a bad sitcom than a movie. This is possible with a twenty-minute series, but that is no longer appropriate with a 90-minute film. Too absurd too, which only really gets fun when it gets a few more degrees worse. The end (the last 20 minutes or so) does happen and are by far the most entertaining. Until then, it's a chaotic story that never really gets fun and jokes that kill, although it does have its moments at times. In addition, it is all kitschy brightly colored as is often the case with Almodóvar, which I really cannot call beautiful. Ugly rather. 2.5*.
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Movsin
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- 8264 messages
- 8426 votes
Crazy, not to say absurd comedy, which never really lapses into idiocy and continues to fascinate because of the nervous, frisky stuff of the actors, each excellent in their roles.
Film is also good because of imaging, color, make-up and let's just say charm. Nice music too.
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scorsese
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- 13155 messages
- 11068 votes
Nice movie in which an actress has a bad day when her boyfriend breaks up over the phone. It takes a while for the story to get going, but after that the farcical situations are entertaining. It helps that the film is not too long. Colorfully portrayed and also some nice shots.
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