| Edition |
Director-approved DVD special edition. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + folded booklet |
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two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent |
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video v rdamedia |
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videodisc vd rdacarrier |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. stamping rda |
| Description |
digital optical stereo surround Dolby digital 2.0 Dolby digital 5.1 |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 855 |
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Criterion collection ; 855.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1 screen ratio) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
| Language |
Spanish dialogue with English subtitles. |
| Cast |
Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Julieta Serrano, María Barranco, Rossy de Palma, Kiti Manver, Guillermo Montesinos, Chus Lampreave, Yayo Calvo, Loles Leó́n, Angel de Andrés-López, Fernando Guillén. |
| Credits |
Costume design, José M. de Cossío ; editor, José Salcedo ; music, Bernardo Bonezzi ; director of photography, José Luis Alcaine. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1988. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Summary |
While attempting to contact her ex-lover Iván, actress Pepa Marcos is enmeshed in a series of unexpected meetings with and revelations involving Iván, his mentally unbalanced ex-wife Lucía, his and Lucía's son Carlos, Carlos's fiancée Marisa, Lucía's lawyer Paulina Morales, and Candela, Pepa's model friend who has unwittingly become involved with Shiite terrorists. |
| Note |
Special features: New interviews with Pedro Almodóvar, Carmen Maura, Agustín Almodóvar; new discussion by the film scholar Richard Peña; trailer; essay by the critic Elvira Lindo. |
| Subject |
Women -- Spain -- Drama.
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Women -- Mental health -- Spain -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Criminals -- Drama.
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Spain -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
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Relaciones hombre-mujer -- Teatro. |
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Criminales -- Teatro. |
| Genre/Form |
Motion pictures, Spanish.
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Comedy films.
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| Added Author |
Almodóvar, Pedro, film director, screenwriter.
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Almodóvar, Agustin, film producer.
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Alcaine, José Luis, director of photography.
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Bonezzi, Bernardo, composer (expression)
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Salcedo, José, editor of moving image work.
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Cossío, Jose M. de, costume designer.
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Maura, Carmen, 1945- actor.
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Banderas, Antonio, actor.
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Serrano, Julieta, 1933- actor.
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Barranco, María, 1961- actor.
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Palma, Rossy de, actor.
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Manver, Kiti, 1953- actor.
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Montesinos, Guillermo., actor.
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Lampreave, Chus, actor.
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Calvo, Yayo, actor.
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Andrés, Angel de, actor.
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Guillén, Fernando, 1931-2013, actor.
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Lauren Film (Firm), presenter, production company.
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Deseo, S.A., presenter, production company.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Note |
Title on container and disc surface: Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown |
| Added Title |
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (Motion picture)
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| ISBN |
9781681432632 |
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1681432633 |
| Standard No. |
715515192613 |
| Music No. |
CC2727D The Criterion Collection |
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