Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Details

Instance of

film

Publication date

14 March 1988, 25 March 1988, 2 September 1988, 16 September 1988, 13 October 1988, 11 November 1988, 23 December 1988, 25 December 1988, 26 December 1988, 1 February 1989, 15 February 1989, 16 February 1989

Director

Pedro Almodóvar

Composer

Bernardo Bonezzi

Genre

black comedy film

Main subject

suicide, terrorism, romantic love

Awards

Young European Film of the Year, European Film Award for Best Actress

aspect ratio (W:H)

1.85:1

assessment

Bechdel test, Mako Mori test, reverse Mako Mori test

BAMID film rating

6+

capital cost

700000

cast member

Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Rossy de Palma, Chus Lampreave, Loles León, Javier Bardem, Julieta Serrano, María Barranco, Agustín Almodóvar, Eduardo Calvo, Fernando Guillén Gallego, Imanol Uribe

CNC film rating (France)

no age restriction

collection

Museum of Modern Art

color

color

country of origin

Spain

director of photography

José Luis Alcaine Escaño

duration

90

film editor

José Salcedo

filming location

Madrid

Filmiroda rating

Category III

FSK film rating

FSK 12

Kijkwijzer rating

6

Medierådet rating

For ages 12 and up

MPA film rating

R

narrative location

Madrid

nominated for

Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Young European Film of the Year, European Film Award for Best Actress, European Film Academy Special Aspect Award for Best Art Direction, International Submission to the Academy Awards

original language of film or TV show

Spanish

producer

Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar

production company

El Deseo

production designer

Félix Murcia

review score

7.7/10, 85/100, 94%

screenwriter

Pedro Almodóvar

title

Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios

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