Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown - 1988

Movie #115

4.5 stars

After being dumped by her lover, Iván (Fernando Guillén), Pepa (Carmen Maura) finds her life -- and the lives of those around her -- spiraling out of control in this madcap farce from acclaimed Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar. As Pepa tries to contact Iván, her friend Candela (María Barranco) reveals her involvement with a terrorist, Iván's wife visits with loaded guns, and Iván is about to board a plane that Candela's boyfriend plans to hijack.

Cast: Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Julieta Serrano, Rossy de Palma, María Barranco, Kiti Manver, Guillermo Montesinos, Chus Lampreave, Yayo Calvo, Fernando Guillén Cuervo

Director: Pedro Almodóvar


The power of one: Crazy characters are united by a crazy storyline from crazy director Almodóvar.

My favorite character: Candela- All of her scenes were brilliant, especially the ones she shared with Antonio Banderas. Look at how funny he looked...a whole lot different than now. But hey...this movie was made 22 years ago :)













I always like Almodovar's use of color....whether it is the clothing, hair, or furniture. The movie seems rather simple but the funny one-liners and just plain old hilarity of the story is capturing.















Trivia: Contrary to popular belief, the cab driver is not played by director Pedro Almodóvar, but Guillermo Montesinos.

what? The taxi driver was not Almodovar??!?....lets take a closer look shall we












Someone is playing a prank on us. Here is Guillermo Montesinos -->





He sure look a hell of a lot like Almodóvar.

I was fooled







Overall Recommendation: Watch this!!!!!! oh- and watch out for the gazpacho :)