Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown with Carmen Maura: DVD Cover

    Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
    a.k.a. Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Director: Pedro Almodóvar Cast: Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Fernando Guillén, Julieta Serrano

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    • DVD Release Date: 11/03/2009
    • Original Release: 1988
    • Rating: Rated R
    • Sales Rank: 2,654

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    Disc #1 -- Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdwon
    1. Words of Romance [7:33]
    2. Fainting Love [6:53]
    3. Nerves on Edge [6:32]
    4. Chasing Cabs [6:07]
    5. Family Ties [6:08]
    6. Chance Encounter [9:35]
    7. Terrorist Trouble [9:30]
    8. Secret Fugitives [8:10]
    9. Ivan's Baggage [8:27]
    10. Gazpacho for Everyone [6:51]
    11. Crazy Woman [4:42]
    12. Losing Her [8:03]

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    Though the kinky characters and aberrant social behavior common to the works of Spanish director Pedro Almodovar are very evident in his Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, the film is at heart a door-slamming farce in the grand tradition. The tiny apartment of pregnant actress Carmen Maura is the "Grand Central Station" setpiece for this dizzying tale. Distraught over her recent breakup with her lover, Carmen prepares to overdose on sleeping pills, which she blends into a gazpacho so they'll go down easier. She is diverted from her suicide by her best friend Maria Barranco, a fugitive from justice (her boy friend is a Shi'Ite terrorist) who needs a place to stay. Later, when Carmen's apartment is empty, her ex-lover's grown son (Antonio Banderas) comes to the apartment with his fiance (Rossy De Palma) in answer to Carmen's "room to let" newspaper ad. The wife inadvertently ingests Carmen's "pill sauce," and as she blissfully snoozes, the husband inaugurates an affair with Carmen's friend Barranco. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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    Women On Verge Of Nervous Breakdownby Anonymous

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    August 08, 2002: Almodovar's best film shown here in the U.S. That taxi driver cracks me up everytime I see that picture. It was on here in the NYC area last night.

    This review was written about the DVD Wide Screen / Mono edition.

    Women On Verge Of Nervous Breakdownby Anonymous

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    April 10, 2001: Almodovar orchestrates a brilliant comedy of errors with an edge that American films lack. An ensemble of wacky characters get themselves into bizarre situations, and it's all swirling around the beautiful Carmen Maura. You'll laugh your *bleep* off.

    This review was written about the DVD Wide Screen / Mono edition.