Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

1988·Movie

1h 28min

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About

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.

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Genres: Dark Comedy Absurdist Drama
Mood: HumorousDramaticAbsurdSurprisingChaotic
Themes: Click below to reveal spoilers
BetrayalIdentity CrisisMother-Daughter RelationshipsLove And MarriageMidlife CrisisThe Power Of Media
Plot: Click below to reveal spoilers
Unrequited LoveMarital StrugglesMedia ManipulationLove TriangleMother-Daughter ConflictPublic Embarrassment
Pacing: Fast-PacedUnpredictable
Narrative: Nonlinear NarrativeMultiple PerspectivesFlashbacksReal-Time Narrative
Dialog: Witty BanterFast-Paced ExchangesPhilosophical DiscussionsSelf-ParodyColloquial Language
Character Types: Unreliable NarratorComic ReliefLove InterestSidekickEverywoman
Humor: WordplaySelf-Deprecating HumorAbsurd HumorSurreal HumorCringe ComedyBlack ComedyFarce
Time: Present Day
Place: Urban CityscapePublic SpacesApartment Complex
Cinematic Style: Vibrant Color PaletteLong TakesHigh Contrast LightingFirst-Person PerspectiveStylized EditingAnimated Sequences
Costume and Set: Colorful Urban WardrobesModern Interior Design

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Crew

Directed by:

Pedro Almodóvar, José Luis Alcaine, Julián Núñez Sánchez

Produced by:

Agustín Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar, Antonio Llorens

Composed by:

Bernardo Bonezzi

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