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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)
Storyline
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- 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 Cô Chủ Xinh Đẹp (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: Hölgyeim és uraim (2012)
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My brief review of the film
An interesting Spanish comedy, the film's humour is derived mostly from the events being so absurd. Some aspects are overly ridiculous, but it is still very entertaining stuff, executed in a lively manner with an appropriately fast pace and suitable music choices. It is constantly interesting on a visual level, with vibrant colours, creative camera angles, and a lot of framing and close-up shots. The action is a bit frantic and the plot is a little too convoluted, but the film maintains an almost fantasy-like atmosphere, in which it feels like anything is possible, and this quality makes it an enjoyable, unique watch. It is hard to say if Almodóvar is trying to say anything at all here, as there are some ideas raised about consequences that are not explored in much depth. Still, the originality of it all keeps it afloat, and it is certainly quite an unusual (in a positive sense) cinematic experience.
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- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- 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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