Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
(Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios)
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This text analyzes the director Pedro Almodovar's insights into gender, sexuality and subjectivity in his film "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown". It draws on a range of psychoanalytic and critical concepts, and sees the film as an account of the often tyrannical spell of sexual desire.
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Newer edition
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (2021)
(Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios)
Publisher: BFI Publishing
Subject: One Film > Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
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