Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown story
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Spanish: Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios) is a 1988 Spanish black comedy-drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura and Antonio Banderas. The film brought Almodóvar to widespread international attention: it was nominated for the 1988 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and won five Goya Awards including Best Film and Best Actress in a Leading Role for Maura. It was released on 11 November 1988.
11 total · 2 choice · 2 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| hell hath no fury like a woman scorned | choice | Lucia wanted to murder Ivan for having left her 20 years ago; Pepa acted crazy and broke things in her flat because Ivan left her |
| womanizing man | choice | the story followed some women's pursuit of a man who had been with all of them and who was notoriously unfaithful |
| female-female rivalry | major | for example Pepa and Paulina over Ivan |
| romantic jealousy | major | various women of each other, but especially Lucia of Pepa and other of Ivan's women |
| aircraft hijacking | minor | There was talk about Shiite terrorists hijacking a plane. |
| boyfriend and girlfriend | minor | Carlos and Marisa |
| love triangle | minor | Carlos, Candela, Marisa |
| murder | minor | Lucia tried to murder Ivan. |
| suicide | minor | Candela tried to kill herself by jumping off the balcony |
| terrorism | minor | There was talk about Shiite terrorists hijacking a plane. |