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How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt

1991·Movie
1h 40min
58
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb5.8Rotten Tomatoes–56%
IMDb5.8Rotten Tomatoes–56%

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Energy

Calm and low-key

  • Tension5
  • Fast Pace5
  • Adrenaline3

Heart

Melancholic

Much of it is about family.

  • Melancholy7
  • Family Dynamics7
  • Romance6

Humor

Some satire and sharp wit

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Satire & Parody6
  • Wit & Wordplay5
  • Situational Comedy4

World

Everyday modern life, the mind, and society

  • Dialogue Centrality8
  • World Immersion6
  • Rewatchability5

Craft

Standout characters

  • Character Depth8
  • Acting7
  • Dialogue Quality7

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography6
  • Editing6
  • Music Composition5

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About

Carmen, a journalist with two children, is on her third marriage, to Antonio, a record producer. Over the course of a year, we follow her through her discontents: Antonio's lateness, his fatigue when she wants to make love, his insistence on her company when she prefers solitude, his treating her work as less important than his, his casual and cruel dismissal of her opinions, her boss assigning her an incompetent editor, bartenders ignoring her, her passage into middle age. She can be feisty and edgy, which sometimes gets in the way of what would make her happy. And she regularly threatens to leave Antonio. Will she, and on what terms? What will he do?
Spanish CinemaFeminist PerspectiveRelationship DramaMidlife CrisisSocial SatireCharacter StudyContemporary IssuesPsychological Insight

Crew

Directed by:
Ana Belén, Manuel Gómez Pereira, Eugenia Cuesta
Written by:
Carmen Rico-Godoy, Carmen Rico-Godoy
Produced by:
Andrés Vicente Gómez, José G. Jacoste
Composed by:
Eduardo Fernández, Gilles Ortion

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Is How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt worth watching?

58
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 58/100 (IMDb 5.8). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

What is How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt rated?

Strong language

Content advisories: strong language.

How long is How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt?

1 h 40 min

How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt runs 1 h 40 min.

Is How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt based on a true story?

No. It's adapted from a novel.

What language is How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt in?

Spanish

It was made in Spanish. Produced in Spain.