Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
(Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios)
Free for all HUID holders
Screening on Film
Screening on Film
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar.
With Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Julieta Serrano.
Spain, 1988, 35mm, color, 89 min.
Spanish with English subtitles.
With Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Julieta Serrano.
Spain, 1988, 35mm, color, 89 min.
Spanish with English subtitles.
Two words: Unhinged women. What more can you ask for in a black comedy? Here’s what to expect on the Pedro Almodóvar rollercoaster: Set in 1988 Madrid, Pepa, a soap star grappling with heartbreak caused by her lover Iván, sets off a chain reaction involving guns, awkward taxi drivers, and a dash of gazpacho. Joining the mayhem are Iván’s wife on a vengeance spree, Candela seeking refuge from a Shiite terrorist, Antonio Banderas caught in the Valium-laced gazpacho web, and his fiancé, Marisa, taking a nice little nap whilst all of this happens. Rom-com, but make it film noir! – Lydia Fraser, Harvard College '25
