在这部崩溃边缘的女人剧情/喜剧片中,女演员佩帕(卡门·莫拉 Carmen Maura 饰)得知自己怀有身孕,但是她的喜悦并未持续多久,因为她的情人伊万(Fernando Guillén 饰)突然失踪。佩帕想尽办法联系伊万,但最终一无所获,这令她歇斯底里,痛苦难耐。而就在这时,伊万的老婆露西娅(Juliet a Serrano 饰)又找上门来大找麻烦。不久,佩帕的好友坎德拉(María Barranco 饰)也因惧怕警察拘捕而寻求避难。一群精神濒临崩溃的女人凑在一起,上演令人唏嘘的悲喜剧……
本片入围1988年威尼斯电影节主竞赛单元,最终获得最佳剧本奖;1988年欧洲电影节最佳青年作品和最佳女演员奖;1988年纽约影评人协会最佳外语片奖;1989年歌雅奖最佳女主角(Carmen Maura)、最佳剪辑、最佳剧本和最佳女配角奖(María Barranco)。
Pepas's lover, Iván, leaves her and she tries to contact him to find out why he's left. In her search for Iván, she confronts his wife and son, who are as clueless as she is. Meanwhile; Candela, her friend, is afraid the police might be looking for her because of her ex-boyfriend, a muslim terrorist, and his criminal activities. As the plot develops, it is revealed that everyone's lives are more intertwined than they could have ever expected.
以爱为名,这一支悬崖上的西班牙舞。崩溃边缘的西班牙男女图鉴。《神经近于崩溃的女人》电影剧本。Almodóvar与濒临崩溃的女人们。成长记。看阿尔莫多瓦的女人们。穿着CHANEL的刺杀。《电影评论》访谈(1988):佩德罗·阿莫多瓦【译】。西班牙凉菜汤和万能出租车。导演说。