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| Carmen Maura | ... | Pepa | |
| Antonio Banderas | ... | Carlos | |
| Julieta Serrano | ... | Lucía | |
| María Barranco | ... | Candela | |
| Rossy de Palma | ... | Marisa | |
| Kiti Manver | ... | Paulina Morales | |
| Guillermo Montesinos | ... | Taxista | |
| Chus Lampreave | ... | Portera Testiga de Jehová | |
| Eduardo Calvo | ... | Padre de Lucía (as Yayo Calvo) | |
| Loles León | ... | Secretaria | |
| Ángel de Andrés López | ... | Policía I (as Angel de Andrés-López) | |
| Fernando Guillén | ... | Iván | |
| Juan Lombardero | ... | Germán | |
| José Antonio Navarro | ... | Policía II | |
| Ana Leza | ... | Ana | |
| Ambite | ... | Ambite | |
| Mary González | ... | Madre Lucía | |
| Lupe Barrado | ... | Secretaria Paulina | |
| Joaquín Climent | ... | Policía I Spot | |
| Chema Gil | ... | Policía II Spot | |
| Gabriel Latorre | ... | Cura | |
| Francisca Caballero | ... | Locutora TV | |
| Carlos García Cambero | ... | Empleado averías (as Carlos Gambero) | |
| Agustín Almodóvar | ... | Empleado Inmobiliaria | |
| Tomás Corrales | ... | Basurero | |
| Eva González | ... | Chica que baila | |
| Carmen Espada | ... | Farmacéutica | |
| Susana Miraño | ... | Clienta Enmascarada I | |
| Paquita Fernández | ... | Clienta Enmascarada II | |
| Federico G. Cambero | ... | Dependiente Farmacia (as Federico Gambero) | |
| Gregorio Ros | ... | Médico (as Gregorio Ross) | |
| Paco Virseda | ... | Mensajero | |
| Imanol Uribe | ... | Marido | |
| José Marco | ... | Padrino |
Directed by | |||
| Pedro Almodóvar | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Pedro Almodóvar | screenplay | |
| Pedro Almodóvar | story | |
| Jean Cocteau | play "La voix humaine" (uncredited) | |
Produced by | |||
| Agustín Almodóvar | .... | executive producer | |
| Pedro Almodóvar | .... | producer | |
| Antonio Llorens | .... | associate producer (as Antonio Lloréns) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Bernardo Bonezzi | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| José Luis Alcaine | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| José Salcedo | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Emilio Cañuelo | (settings) | ||
| Félix Murcia | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| José María De Cossío | (as José Mª. de Cossío) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Jesús Moncusi | .... | hair stylist | |
| Gregorio Ros | .... | makeup artist | |
| Juan Pedro Hernández | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Esther García | .... | production manager (as Ester García) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Julián Núñez | .... | assistant director | |
| Miguel Ángel Pérez Campos | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Federico del Cerro | .... | set dresser | |
| Carlos García Cambero | .... | assistant decorator (as Carlos G. Cambero) | |
| David Jareño | .... | property master | |
| Ramón Moya | .... | construction coordinator (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Luis Castro | .... | sound effects | |
| Eduardo Fernández | .... | sound mixer | |
| Gilles Ortion | .... | sound (as Guilles Ortión) | |
| Antonio Rodríguez 'Mármol' | .... | boom operator (as Antonio Rodríguez) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Reyes Abades | .... | special effects | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Pablo Núñez | .... | titles and opticals (as Pablo Nuñez) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Paulino Alonso | .... | lighting technician | |
| Alberto Arnal | .... | electrician | |
| Enrique Bello | .... | electrician | |
| Fernando Beltrán | .... | electrician | |
| Macusa Cores | .... | still photographer | |
| Joaquín Manchado | .... | assistant camera | |
| Alfredo F. Mayo | .... | second camera operator (as Alfredo Mayo) | |
| Carlos Miguel | .... | key grip | |
| Fulgencio Rodríguez | .... | chief electrician | |
| Juan Carlos Rodríguez | .... | assistant camera | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Josune Lasa | .... | tailor | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Manolo Laguna | .... | assistant editor | |
| Rosa Ortiz | .... | assistant editor (as Rosa Mª. Ortiz) | |
Music Department | |||
| Tino Azores | .... | music engineer | |
| Lola Beltrán | .... | soloist | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Ángel Frutos | .... | driver | |
| Julián Hernández | .... | driver | |
| José Mancheño | .... | driver | |
| Ángel Megino | .... | transportation (as Angel Megino) | |
Other crew | |||
| Emilio Ardura | .... | tapestry | |
| Paco Ardura | .... | animal consultant (as Francisco Ardura) | |
| Fernanda Arnal | .... | production secretary | |
| Juan Carlos Caro | .... | second production assistant | |
| Tomás Corrales | .... | assistant to director | |
| Juan Carlos Garrido | .... | location manager | |
| Alicia González | .... | title assistant: Studio Gatti | |
| Marisa Ibarra | .... | script girl | |
| Alfonso Jadraque | .... | permissions | |
| Carlos Lázaro | .... | second production assistant | |
| Alicia Moreno | .... | cashier | |
| Alejandro Vázquez | .... | production assistant | |
| Juan Gatti | .... | title designer (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Mariano García | .... | acknowledgment | |
| Juan Luis Lábano | .... | acknowledgment | |
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Pedro Almodóvar has made some brilliant films since "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown", his international breakthrough hit of 1988, but for sheer delirious entertainment value, nothing else he's done has ever quite matched it. Working with a sterling cast led by the peerless Carmen Maura, Almodóvar here is at the very top of his game, directing a self-penned screenplay of sparkling wit and invention with relentless style and panache.
The genre is basically farce, the story built upon coincidences of mounting improbability which bring the various characters into unlikely but hilarious collision with one another. Actress Pepa (Maura) is desperate to save her relationship with serial womaniser Iván (Fernando Guillén), spending her nights dreaming about him and her days waiting for him to call. Tracing his movements, she stumbles upon another of his lovers, the deranged Lucia (a priceless Julieta Serrano), with whom she discovers Iván has a grown up son Carlos (Antonio Banderas). Carlos meanwhile is hoping to rent an apartment with his formidable girlfriend Marisa (Rossy de Palma), in which context they turn up at Pepa's penthouse, unaware of his connection with its owner. Meanwhile Pepa's friend Candela (Maria Barranco) has big troubles of her own: she's on the run from the police and is in hiding at the apartment. Chaos ensues, of course, but it is masterfully orchestrated. Handled badly the plot would simply be tiresome, but here nobody puts a foot wrong. Each cast member is pitch perfect, playing it straight but with just the right hint of irony and kitsch. By imitating the widescreen Technicolor look of 1950s Hollywood, Almodóvar pulls off the audacious trick of making his movie look as if it is set in an altogether earlier era while at the same time anchoring it firmly in the confident, colourful and arty world of post-Franco 1980s Madrid. Kudos to cinematographer José Luis Alcaine, Félix Murcia the set decorator, and costume designer José María De Cossío for their striking contributions to a film that is both hugely theatrical - it has been adapted for the stage - and richly cinematic. Almodóvar references Fellini, Hitchcock and Nicholas Ray, among others, revelling in the glossy, larger than life potential of cinema to be the purveyor of magic and dreams, not to mention nightmares. But here the darkness that often pervades his work is barely perceptible, which is probably why this above any other of his films (with the possible exception of his most recent, "Volver") has been embraced by a much wider audience than is customary. And justifiably so. It's a fabulous film.