Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown (1988) 'link' -

Almodóvar’s genius was to take that collective trauma and reframe it as farce. These women aren’t weak; they are warriors temporarily knocked off balance. The film’s great political act is showing them as the absolute center of the universe—their problems, desires, and friendships matter more than any man’s. By the end, Pepa doesn’t need Iván’s return. She needs to pour the gazpacho down the sink and join her sisters. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown earned an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film and won five Goya Awards (Spain’s equivalent of the Oscars), including Best Picture. It turned Almodóvar from a cult figure into an international auteur.

In the end, Women on the Verge is a celebration of survival. It tells every woman who has ever felt abandoned, betrayed, or utterly exhausted that she is not alone. She is just on the verge. And the view from the edge, in Almodóvar’s hands, is absolutely glorious. women on the verge of a nervous breakdown (1988)

It also gave cinema its greatest warning: Almodóvar’s genius was to take that collective trauma

But its legacy is emotional, not just statistical. It taught us that heartbreak can be a spectacle, that your lowest moment might also be your funniest, and that the only sane response to a world designed to drive you mad is to scream, laugh, and share a taxi with the women who understand. By the end, Pepa doesn’t need Iván’s return