Goya 40 - Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Director: Pedro Almodóvar

Screenplay by: Pedro Almodóvar, Jean Cocteau
Cinematography by: José Luis Alcaine
Cast: Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Julieta Serrano, Maria Barranco, Kiti Manver

High atop a posh Spanish penthouse, three women have had it: Pepa teeters around on stilettos as she obsesses over Iván, the lover who just jilted her by answering machine; her neurotic best friend Candela seeks refuge at Pepa's place because she recently realised her lover is a terrorist; and Iván's ex-wife Lucía was just released from a 20-year stint in a mental institution. One of them is about to commit murder unless the others can stop her.

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Awards: Goya Awards 1989 – Best Film, Best Supporting Actress (María Barranco), Best Screenplay, Best Actress (Carmen Maura), Best Editing (José Salcedo) European Film Award 1988 - Best Actress (Carmen Maura), European Film Academy Discovery (Pedro Almodóvar)