Research Catalog

Title

Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown = Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios / Peter William Evans.

Author

Evans, Peter William

Publication

• London : BFI, [2021]
• ©2021

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Details

Additional Authors

British Film Institute, issuing body.

Description

80 pages : illustrations (some colour); 19 cm.

Summary

"Pedro Almodóvar's 1988 black comedy-melodrama Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown established its director as one of the most exciting of European film-making talents. An often hilarious study of sexual mores, Women on the Verge has a central character, Pepa (Carmen Maura), as warm and richly drawn as any modern film heroine. Made strong and self-reliant by suffering in a troubled relationship, Pepa is the centre of a network of lovers, friends and family who represent a vivid cross-section of Spanish society. Peter William Evans provides a formidable analysis of Almodóvar's insights into gender, sexuality and identity. Evans sees Women on the Verge as concerned with the often tyrannical spell of sexual desire and the anxieties of relationships and families, but also with the possibilities for personal liberation. He discusses the film in the context of the history of Spain and the social revolution that occurred after the death of Franco. In his foreword to this new edition, Evans reflects upon Women on the Verge in the light of Almodóvar's subsequent films, and the impact of Carmen Maura's performance as Pepa on the representation of women in Spanish cinema."--Publisher's description.

Series Statement

BFI film classics

Uniform Title

BFI film classics.

Alternative Title

Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios

Subject

• Almodóvar, Pedro > Criticism and interpretation
• Almodóvar, Pedro
• Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (Motion picture)
• Motion pictures > Spain > History
• Motion pictures
• Spain

Genre/Form

• Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• History.

Note

• Previous edition: 1996.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Synopsis -- Comedy and melodrama -- Men and women -- Carmen Maura -- Closure.

Call Number

MFLP (Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios) 21-3382

ISBN

• 9781839022524
• 1839022523

OCLC

1242742131

Author

Evans, Peter William, author.

Title

Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown = Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios / Peter William Evans.

Publisher

London : BFI, [2021]

Copyright Date

©2021

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

BFI film classics

BFI film classics.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Note

REPRINT OF 1996 BOOK WITH NEW FIVE-PAGE FOREWORD.

Added Author

British Film Institute, issuing body.

Research Call Number

MFLP (Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios) 21-3382