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1989
Nominated International Feature (a.k.a Foreign Language)
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
1988

Rank
149
Score
84.44
SPANISH LANGUAGE
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8/2/21
Spanish Dark-Comedy, Comedy Drama Film
[Original Title: Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios]
Director Pedro Almodovar follows a slightly unbalanced television actress who embarks on a journey to find out why her lover abruptly left her encountering a variety of eccentric characters whose lives are all unexpectedly intertwined. Almodovar creates a farcical and raunchy comedy with an overwhelming liveliness and color scheme that contrasts with the despair and grief of its female characters .
It was nominated for 1 Academy Award
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