1988 
2008To commemorate its 20th anniversary, Pedro Almodóvar's Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios was re-released on the big screen in cinemas in Spain back in April. I remember seeing it when it came out on video, renting it from the Crystal in Missoula. I have two copies, one on VHS and one on DVD and I can watch my favorite scenes any time, anywhere on YouTube. I'd love to see, on the big screen, the colors and the eyes of the characters, and hear the voices and feel the frenetic motion that is the Madrid of Almodóvar. I'd like to hear the soundtrack through surround sound - songs are often almost protagonic in the oeuvre d' Almodóvar. Mujeres al borde... is a film I go back to again and again. Like Alaska (one of the original Almodóvar girls) says in the YouTube clip below, I've seen it "media docena, mínimo, de veces", and not always when I'm "on the verge" myself, but sometimes when I am. Quite often, the voice and lines of the main character, Pepa, pop into my head as I react to things in my life. To many, it's probably a silly film with no profound story and I don't know that anyone else would find any inspiration from it. But this film of color, music and emotion touches off my own...and I always feel renewed and pulled away from the edge after watching, hearing and feeling it.
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