Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

About Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

After being dumped by her lover, Pepa finds her life and the lives of those around her spiraling out of control in a deliciously chaotic series of events.

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) is a comedy film directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Its themes are relationship, slapstick comedy, suicide attempt, and mental health.

Carmen Maura appears as Pepa, Antonio Banderas as Carlos, Julieta Serrano as Lucía, and María Barranco as Candela. Released in March 1988, it runs 88 minutes.

The screenplay is by Pedro Almodóvar.

Miss You Already, Alice, Darling, and Silver Linings Playbook make useful companions to Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, all filed under female friendship, friendship, and pregnancy. TMDB voters put it at 7.4 out of 10 across 1,047 votes and it carries a R rating.