SPAIN · 1988

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Pedro Almodóvar
Spanish Cinema Post-Franco romantic betrayal female independence urban chaos communication breakdown melodrama
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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.

Year1988
CountrySpain
DirectorPedro Almodóvar
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