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Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown)

Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) (1988)

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Though the kinky characters and aberrant social behavior common to the works of Spanish director Pedro Almodovar are very evident in his Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, the film is at heart a door-slamming farce in the grand tradition. The tiny apartment of pregnant actress Carmen Maura is the "Grand Central Station" setpiece for this dizzying tale. Distraught over her recent breakup with her lover, Carmen prepares to overdose on sleeping pills, which she blends into a gazpacho so

R, 1 hr. 28 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Comedy

Apr 10, 2001

Orion Classics

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Critic Reviews for Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown)

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A feminist comedy with real bite; it always brings down the house.

August 31, 2006 Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | Comment
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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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.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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This is painless sexual politics, a fiendish comedy full of prickles and pain and the bright shiny pinks of a matador's cape.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
Rita Kempley
Washington Post
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Women slinks devilishly (and expertly) between farce, absurdism and tragedy.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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Almodovar's most accomplished and most commercially successful comedy to date.

June 30, 2011 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment
Emanuel Levy
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The film's color scheme is like a makeup counter display, and the narrative has the same sort of spirit, with dabs of humor that gloss over or disrupt the heroine's grief.

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Douglas Pratt
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The gold standard for Almodovar's screwball farces.

July 21, 2005 Comment
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

An exuberant comedy of manners drunk on its own outlandish melodrama.

May 4, 2005 Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | Comment
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

The movie is a great introduction to Almodóvar's world...

October 1, 2003 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | Comment
Austin Chronicle

An incisive, fast-paced romp with the serious theme of obsessive love.

July 30, 2003 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
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A very funny sex comedy that unfolds like a farce, in which every character's life intersects with the others', whether they know so or not. Charming film deserving of its Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award nomination in 1989, and a great introduction to Almodovar, who has become one of the seminal directors of

March 12, 2009
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Daniel Perry

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Women on the verge of a mental breakdown is an absurd and farcical comedy of errors done in a way that only Pedro Almodóvar could do. Yet again, this is another celebration of womanhood with a brilliant cast of actresses familiar in Almodóvar's films. Carmen Maura is brilliant at displaying strength and weaknesses in

October 25, 2011
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Anthony Lawrie

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