Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios
Release: 1988-03-25
·Runtime: 88m
·★ 7.4
Comedy
Drama
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.
Production Countries
Spain
Production Companies
El Deseo
Laurenfilm
Cast
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 Taxi Driver
Chus Lampreave
as Jehovah's Witness Goalkeeper
Eduardo Calvo
as Lucía's Father
Loles León
as Secretary
Ángel de Andrés López
as Police I
Fernando Guillén
as Iván
Mary González
as Lucía's Mother
Lupe Barrado
as Secretaria Paulina
Joaquín Climent
as Police I Spot
Gabriel Latorre
as Priest
Francisca Caballero
as TV Announcer
Carlos García Cambero
as Breakdown Employee
Agustín Almodóvar
as Real Estate Employee
Gregorio Ros
as Doctor
Imanol Uribe
as Husband
José Marco
as Godfather
Crew
José Luis Alcaine
Director of Photography
Pedro Almodóvar
Director
Pedro Almodóvar
Screenplay
Agustín Almodóvar
Executive Producer
Pedro Almodóvar
Producer
José Salcedo
Editor
Jean Cocteau
Theatre Play
Pedro Almodóvar
Story
Carlos García Cambero
Assistant Decorator
Alfredo Mayo
Camera Operator
Gregorio Ros
Makeup Artist
Reyes Abades
Special Effects