Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Melding melodrama with screwball farce, this Oscar-nominated black comedy was Pedro Almodóvar’s international breakthrough and secured his place at the vanguard of modern Spanish cinema.
“Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” tells the story of Pepa – played by the director’s frequent collaborator Carmen Maura – who decides to kill herself with sleeping pill-laced gazpacho after her lover leaves her.
Almodóvar channelled Hollywood inspiration into his unique vision, arriving at the irreverent humour and vibrant visual sense that define his work today.
Pedro Almodóvar (1949)
Filmography:
valik/selected: Carne trémula (1997, Elav liha, PÖFF 1998), Todo sobre mi madre (Kõik minu emast, PÖFF 1999), Hable con ella (Räägi temaga, PÖFF 2002), La mala educación (Halb kasvatus, 2004), Volver (2006), La piel que habito (Nahk, milles ma elan, 2011), Dolor y gloria (Valu ja hiilgus, 2019), Madres paralelas (Paralleelemad, PÖFF 2021)
Selected: Matador (1986), Carne trémula (1997, Elav liha, PÖFF 1998), Todo sobre mi madre (Kõik minu emast, PÖFF 1999), Hable con ella (Räägi temaga, PÖFF 2002), La mala educación (Halb kasvatus, 2004), Volver (2006), La piel que habito (Nahk, milles ma elan, 2011), Dolor y gloria (Valu ja hiilgus, 2019), Madres paralelas (Parallel Mothers, 2021)
