Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

1988 · 88 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 48,455 VOTES · DIR. Pedro Almodóvar

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,221 lines

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00:02:41 Ivan and I moved here a few months ago.
00:06:43 But your director is here having a fit 'cause you're not here.
00:10:02 Say you'd die if I didn't return.
00:12:47 Go on. Humor her. She'll never get well.
00:16:45 I'm sick of being good.
00:24:18 When my son comes home after one of his famous crimes...
00:31:14 Come on in.
00:33:50 Not personally, no.
00:35:57 Then it's someone else.
00:38:53 Three months ago, I spent a weekend with a guy.
00:41:34 That's all I needed!
00:45:05 That's okay.
00:48:47 Why come to me?
00:51:32 Don't lose it again. My shoes don't fit you.
00:54:14 I sure didn't deserve that.
00:56:42 - Anyway, we're leaving. - What?
00:59:45 I'll try again in a few days...
01:02:46 - It's just a dress. - But it's awful.
01:05:00 Let's go.
01:07:34 There she goes again!
01:10:27 The secret's in mixing it right.
01:13:32 We're meant for each other!
01:16:57 Right here.
01:21:57 Congratulations! You should sit here.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,221
Dialogue density13.9 lines / min
First line00:02:41
Final line01:21:57

Production Record

DirectorPedro Almodóvar
LanguageSpanish
Budget$700,000
Revenue$14,979,298
IMDb votes48,455