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| Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown |
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Genre:Comedy
Reviewed In Issue 26 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Julieta Serrano, Maria Barranco, Rossy De Palma, Guillermo Montesinos, Kiti Manver & Fernando Guillén |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Columbia/TriStar Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
CC1499L |
| (MPAA Rating): |
Not Rated |
| (Retail Price): |
$49.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
89 |
| (Color Type): |
Color With Black & White Sequences |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1988 |
| (LD Release Date): |
8/9/97 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Pedro Almodovar |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.78:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
(Spanish) Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown is a highly-stylized screwball comedy imported from Spain that tells the story of Pepa (Carmen Maura), a slightly unbalanced soap opera actress left in a desperate situation when she is dumped by her lover of many years. In Pepa’s vain attempts to find him, she ignores a suicidal friend (Maria Barranco), runs across his mistress (Kiti Manver), his son Carlos (Antonio Banderas) and Carlos’ fiancé (Rossy De Palma). This internationally acclaimed film earned an Academy Award® nomination for 1988’s Best Foreign Film and introduced Antonio Banderas to American audiences.
LaserDisc Picture:
The 1.78:1 picture exhibits vibrant colors with natural fleshtones and deep solid blacks. Overall, images can sometimes be very sharp and detailed, though often appear plugged-up. The black and white sequence in the beginning of the film is overly bright. Major artifacts are apparent, but noise is minimal. Subtitles can be read on widescreen monitors.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is undistinguished monaural that sounds distorted.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
No |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
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No |
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No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
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