Fresh
A feminist comedy with real bite; it always brings down the house.
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
A comedy about someone you know.
1988 · 1h 28m · R
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Pedro Almodóvar
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Pedro Almodóvar Director
- Carmen Maura as Pepa
- Antonio Banderas as Carlos
- Julieta Serrano as Lucía
- María Barranco as Candela
- Rossy de Palma as Marisa
- Kiti Mánver as Paulina Morales
- Guillermo Montesinos as Taxista
- Loles León as Secretaria
- Chus Lampreave as Jehovah's Witness Goalkeeper
- Agustín Almodóvar Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
In Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Mr. Almodovar sets out to charm rather than shock. That he succeeds should not come as a surprise.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Fresh
This is painless sexual politics, a fiendish comedy full of prickles and pain and the bright shiny pinks of a matador's cape.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Fresh
Women slinks devilishly (and expertly) between farce, absurdism and tragedy.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
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