A collection of three films from director Pedro AlmodÓvar, available for the first time in a Collector's Edition box set and featuring introductions on each film from leading film critic Jose Aroyo. Truly original, the Oscar-winning Spanish filmmaker Pedro AlmodÓvar (Bad Education, Talk To Her, All About My Mother) is celebrated for his characteristically flamboyant and eccentric cinematic style. Three of his early films are presented in this special 3-disc set - Dark Habits, What Have I Done To Deserve This! and Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown.Synopsis - Dark Habits An Almodovar jet-black comedy set in a rundown Madrid convent where the unconventional nuns write soft porn, get high and design fantastic evening wear!Synopsis - What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984) A sharp, erotic black comedy following the exploits of a Madrid housewife and her strange family.Synopsis - Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) An off-kilter film full of madness, mayhem and fun, nominated for the 1988 Academy Award (Best Foreign Language Film) and co-starring Antonio Banderas. High atop one of Spain's poshest penthouses, three women have come to the end of their mental ropes. They're all on the verge of a nervous breakdown - and one of them will commit murder unless the other crazed women can stop her!
Title: Essential Almodovar Collection - Vol 01
Format: DVD
Release Date: 01 Oct 2005
Actor(s): DVD
Sku: 2085781
Catalogue No: R-105309-9
Category: Foreign Films
Disc Count: 3
OFLC Rating: R
Run Time: 300
Region Code: 4
OFLC Advice: Drug Use
Production Studio: Hopscotch
Dubbed Languages: Hopscotch
Genre: Drama,