Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
The film is based on the French play The Human Voice (La Voix humaine, 1930) by Jean Cocteau, in which a desperate woman tries to avoid being left by her lover through a series of phone calls. In the film, television actress Pepa Marcos is depressed because her boyfriend Iván has left her. They are voice actors who dub foreign films, notably Johnny Guitar with Joan Crawford and Sterling Hayden. Iván's sweet-talking voice is the same one he uses in his work. About to leave on a trip, he has asked Pepa to pack his things in a suitcase he will pick up later.
| MPAA Rating: | R |
| Genre: | Comedy, Drama |
| Country: | Spain |
| Produced By: | Pedro AlmodÓVar, Antonio Llorens, AgustÍN AlmodÓVar |
| Directed By: | Pedro Almodóvar |
| Written By: | Pedro Almodóvar, Jean Cocteau |
| Cast: | Gabriel Latorre, Carlos García Cambero, Agustín Almodóvar, José Marco, Carmen Maura, Loles León, Julieta Serrano, Francisca Caballero, María Barranco, Kiti Mánver, Gregorio Ros, Eduardo Calvo, Mary González, José Antonio Navarro, Antonio Banderas, Chus Lampreave, Joaquín Climent, Ana Leza, Chema Gil, Juan Lombardero, Paquita Fernández, Los Angeles Barea, Ángel De Andrés López, Rossy De Palma, Lupe Barrado, Guillermo Montesinos, Ambite, Imanol Uribe, Fernando Guillén |
| In Theaters: | Nov 11, 1988 |
| Runtime: | 1 hour 28 minutes |
| Production: | Laurenfilm, El Deseo |
| Budget: | $700,000 |
| Box Office: | $7,251,740 |
| Available On: | Amazon, Itunes |
| Read More On: | Wikipedia |
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