Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Film198888 min

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Taste attributes: comedydramaespionagelightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphsunlikely connections

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"A comedy about someone you know."

Boxlist takeA heightened comedy-drama, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

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.

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Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphsunlikely connections

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Carmen MauraAntonio BanderasJulieta SerranoMaría BarrancoRossy de Palma

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1988
Runtime
88 min
Status
Released
Studio
El Deseo
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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