Women at the edge of the attack of nerves

Femmes at the edge of the attack of nerves ( Mujeres Al borders of ataque of nervios ) is a Spanish film of Pedro Almodóvar, left in 1988

Synopsis

Ivan and Pepa, two actors of doubling, lend their voice large to the stars of the cinema and swear each morning in the half-light of the studio a love eternal. But Ivan gives up Pepa suddenly. This one will carry out its survey and will discover the double life of the man whom she loves.

It is a gallery of portraits: a mistress who learns very with trac that his/her lover will leave it for another; the wife legitimates the aforesaid one, who purges its depresses in psychiatric private clinic and thinks only of in découdre; the new conquest which does not want to release the support in Don Juan in mare; the son of this last, stammerer and ball winder; a feminist lawyer; the partner of a Shiite terrorist who épanche with the cantonade; a caretaker member of the Pilot of Jéhovah; a punk taxi driver; obliging cops; and of the gaspacho stuffed of sleeping pill for everyone.

A modern light comedy, freely inspired of the human voice of Jean Cocteau, a part in an act telling the long monolog of a woman on the telephone, forsaken by his/her lover.

Distribution

  • Carmen Maura: Pepa

  • Antonio Banderas: Carlos
  • Julieta Serrano: Lucía
  • María Barranco : Candela
  • Rossy de Palma: Marisa
  • Kiti Manver : Paulina Morals
  • Guillermo Montesinos: Taxi driver
  • Chus Lampreave: The caretaker
  • Eduardo Calvo: Father of Lucía
  • Loles León: Secretary
  • Ángel de Andrés López: Police officer I
  • Fernando Guillén: Iván
  • Juan Lombardero : Germán
  • Jose Antonio Navarro: Police officer II
  • Anna Leza: Anna
  • Ambite: Ambite
  • Agustín Almodóvar : Real estate agent
  • Tomás Corrales: Basurero
  • Carmen Espada: Pharmacist
  • Imanol Uribe: Marido

Rewards

  • the film gains five Prix Goya in 1989:

    • Better film
    • Better realizer
    • Better actress (Carmen Maura)
    • female Best supporting role (María Barranco)
    • Better original screenplay

  • Festival of Berlin: European price of the young cinema and European price of the best actress for Carmen Maura.

External bonds

  • Considerations on the cinema of Almodovar in particular on Women at the edge of the attack of nerves .

  • the film on the site of Arte.
  • the film on the encyclopedia Inserted.
  • Scenario and critical of film and the DVD.

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