Women on The Verge of A Nervous Breakdown
Pedro Almodóvar cemented his status as king of irreverent, melodramatic cinema with this '88 black comedy. The Spanish director's breakout hit follows the aftermath of a confusing breakup, wherein the recently abandoned Pepa goes on a quest to discover why her lover has left her. Along the way, she laces gazpacho with Valium, encounters Antonio Banderas, and butts heads with a Shiite terrorist cell.