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..
✓ Released: [realease]
✓ Runtime : 88 minutes
✓ Genre: Comedy, Drama
✓ Stars: Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Julieta Serrano, María Barranco, Rossy de Palma
✓ Director: Agustín Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar, José Luis Alcaine
The Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) is another solid showing, complete with good performances and an intriguing mystery, but there's a lack of artistic ambition here that keeps it from elevating to the higher tiers of the genre.Although its storytelling isn't particularly innovative, The Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) is an absorbing piece of television, with the potential to boost the appeal of Polish productions for an international audience."
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) is staring with Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Julieta Serrano, María Barranco, Rossy de Palma, a compelling, flawed story of true crime and obsession - and its flaws are part of what make it so intriguing. the movie can be very difficult to watch; it's haunting and incredibly sad. But that's also what made it all the more moving, in the end, to see the survivors join together: bonding, smiling, and living their lives in the light.
What gives Cursed its edge is the source material, which subverts centuries of lore and oppressive systems. The Netflix adaptation isn't nearly as captivating, but it still manages to be a quaint escape from reality. For better or worse, filmmaker Agustín Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar, José Luis Alcaine juggles two parallel storylines. Basketball fans will be able to follow along with no problem, most already familiar with the story, but newcomers might find all the jumping around confusing.