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Women on the Verge of a Nervo…

  • 7.5 /10

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Plot

Pepa resolves to kill herself with a batch of sleeping-pill-laced gazpacho after her lover leaves her. Fortunately, she is interrupted by a deliciously chaotic series of events.

Cast

Carmen Maura as Pepa
Carmen Maura

as Pepa

Antonio Banderas as Carlos
Antonio Banderas

as Carlos

Julieta Serrano as Lucía
Julieta Serrano

as Lucía

María Barranco as Candela
María Barranco

as Candela

Rossy de Palma as Marisa
Rossy de Palma

as Marisa

Kiti Mánver as Paulina Morales
Kiti Mánver

as Paulina Morales

Guillermo Montesinos as Taxi Driver
Guillermo Montesinos

as Taxi Driver

Chus Lampreave as Jehovah's Witness Goalkeeper
Chus Lampreave

as Jehovah's Witness Goalkeeper

Eduardo Calvo as Lucía's Father
Eduardo Calvo

as Lucía's Father

Loles León as Secretary
Loles León

as Secretary

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • March 25, 1988

Production Companies

  • El Deseo

  • Laurenfilm

Production Countries

  • Spain

Spoken Language

    Budget

    • $700,000.00

    Revenue

    • $7,179,298.00

    Runtime

    • 1.47 hrs

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    "I was a virgin this morning, but I'm not sure now...". Well after ninety minutes of these shenanigans, I'm surprised she was even certain about the morning. The story follows actress "Pepa" (Carmen Maura) who is despondent after being left by boyfriend "Iván" (Fernando Guillén). Determined to find out why, and pregnant, she contacts his former wife "Lucia" (Julieta Serrano), herself fresh from a…