Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Original title: Mujeres al borde de un ataque de "nervios"
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A television actress encounters a variety of eccentric characters after embarking on a journey to discover why her lover abruptly left her.A television actress encounters a variety of eccentric characters after embarking on a journey to discover why her lover abruptly left her.A television actress encounters a variety of eccentric characters after embarking on a journey to discover why her lover abruptly left her.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 22 wins & 24 nominations total
Kiti Mánver
- Paulina Morales
- (as Kiti Manver)
Eduardo Calvo
- Padre de Lucía
- (as Yayo Calvo)
Ángel de Andrés López
- Policía I
- (as Angel de Andrés-López)
- Director
- Writers
- Pedro Almodóvar(uncredited)
- Jean Cocteau(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaPedro Almodóvar and Carmen Maura's personal relationship was seriously damaged during the shooting, which Maura even defined as a "living hell". It took 18 years for them to work again, on Volver (2006).
- GoofsCandela, while giving Pepa's rabbits water, comments to Carlos about how the rabbits love the turnips they're eating (in the English and French subtitles as well as in the original Spanish audio), but the only vegetables in the cage are leeks, and the rabbits aren't eating them.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
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Outstanding in Spanish, however...
I have seen several Almodovar films and this is far and away my favorite. The acting is marvelous in the original Spanish, especially Maria Barranco as Candela, and a young Antonio Banderas in his pre-US fame days. However, if you obtain the DVD version of this movie, resist the temptation to use the English-dubbed soundtrack. Sadly, the English version is just not funny. The readings are flat and uninspired, and the translation is not always accurate; too literal in some cases, just missing the point in others. It appears that the English dialog was written more for a close match with the lip movements than for precise translation. Instead, use the Castilian Spanish audio track and savor the beautiful performances. If you don't understand the language, read the English subtitles, which are more appropriately translated, and still enjoy the original.
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- Jul 17, 2003
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- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Frauen am Rande des Nervenzusammenbruchs
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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- Budget
- $700,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $7,251,740
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,399
- Aug 13, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $7,305,816
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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