Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown is a 1988 Spanish absurdist dark comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas and Julieta Serrano. The plot fo
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Carmen Maura (left) plays Pepa Marcos, who is depressed because her lover Iván has left her. She spends the day coping with emergencies and desperately trying to give him a message.
Antonio Banderas plays Carlos, Ivan’s son, who is engaged to Marisa but becomes attracted to Candela.
Julieta Serrano plays Lucía, Ivan’s ex-wife, recently released from a mental hospital, who is coming to confront Pepa at gunpoint and to kill Ivan.
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María del Carmen García Maura is a Spanish actress. In a career that has spanned seven decades, she has starred in films such as Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, ¡Ay Carmela!, Common Wealth,
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
…Spanish: Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios) is a 1988 Spanish absurdist dark comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas and Julieta Serrano. The plot follows actress Pepa, who, after her lover Iván leaves without explanation, sets out to find the reason…
Maura in 2026