Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
A comedy about someone you know.
Pepa resolves to kill herself with a batch of sleeping-pill-laced gazpacho after her lover leaves her. Fortunately, she is interrupted by a deliciously chaotic series of events.
- Year: 1988
- Country: Spain
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Studio: El Deseo, Laurenfilm
- Keyword: infidelity, friendship, airport, madrid, spain, suicide attempt, pregnancy, female friendship, slapstick comedy, female protagonist, terrorism, relationship, nervous breakdown, ex-wife, mental health, sleeping pill, lies, independent film, apartment, actress, frustration
- Director: Pedro Almodóvar
- Cast: Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Julieta Serrano, María Barranco, Rossy de Palma, Kiti Mánver