Pair this with a viewing of All About My Mother to see how Almodóvar deepened the theme of performative femininity, or with Cassavetes’ A Woman Under the Influence for the American counterpoint that takes the "attack" as tragedy, not farce.
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) Mujeres Al Borde De Un Ataque De Nervios - Wome...
Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) is a landmark 1988 absurdist dark comedy written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar Pair this with a viewing of All About
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios is not a film about women collapsing. It is a film about women refusing to collapse quietly. It is a psychedelic scream into a velvet pillow. It is the moment you realize you have been waiting for a ghost, and you decide to become your own emergency contact. It is a psychedelic scream into a velvet pillow