Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Spain, 1988, 88 min, Dir. Pedro Almodóvar, Rated R, Spanish with English subtitles

Showings

Coral Gables Art Cinema Sat, Jul 28, 2018 7:00 PM
Coral Gables Art Cinema Mon, Jul 30, 2018 8:30 PM
Coral Gables Art Cinema Fri, Aug 3, 2018 6:45 PM
Coral Gables Art Cinema Tue, Aug 7, 2018 6:45 PM
Coral Gables Art Cinema Sat, Jan 8, 2022 9:00 PM

Description

Television actress Pepa (Carmen Maura) is desperate because her boyfriend Iván (Fernando Guillén) is about to fly to Stockholm with a new girlfriend. Pepa must track him down to deliver a message: she’s pregnant. Hilarious and mind-boggling events enter the picture: Pepa’s close friend Candela (María Barranco) might have gotten herself involved in a terrorist plot; a real estate agent sends Iván’s son Carlos (Antonio Banderas) to check out Pepa’s apartment; Carlos’s girlfriend Marissa (Rossy de Palma) accidentally downs a pitcher of substance-infused gazpacho; and a taxi driver with a passion for mambo keeps appearing to give Pepa a ride. Is it possible to avoid a nervous breakdown with all the madness spiraling out of control? This absurd comedy was an international hit, winning multiple Spanish Goya Awards and garnering an Academy Award nomination.