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How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt

Original title: Cómo ser mujer y no morir en el intento
  • 19911991
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 40m
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5.9/10
360
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How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt (1991)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Carmen, a journalist with two children, is on her third marriage, to Antonio, a record producer. Over the course of a year, we follow her through her discontents: Antonio's lateness, his fat... Read allCarmen, a journalist with two children, is on her third marriage, to Antonio, a record producer. Over the course of a year, we follow her through her discontents: Antonio's lateness, his fatigue when she wants to make love, his insistence on her company when she prefers solitude,... Read allCarmen, a journalist with two children, is on her third marriage, to Antonio, a record producer. Over the course of a year, we follow her through her discontents: Antonio's lateness, his fatigue when she wants to make love, his insistence on her company when she prefers solitude, his treating her work as less important than his, his casual and cruel dismissal of her o... Read all
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
360
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  • Director
    • Ana Belén
  • Writer
    • Carmen Rico-Godoy(novel)
  • Stars
    • Carmen Maura
    • Antonio Resines
    • Carmen Conesa
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ana Belén
  • Writer
    • Carmen Rico-Godoy(novel)
  • Stars
    • Carmen Maura
    • Antonio Resines
    • Carmen Conesa
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    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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    Ana Belén, Carmen Maura, and Antonio Resines in How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt (1991)

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    Carmen Maura
    Carmen Maura
    • Carmen
    Antonio Resines
    Antonio Resines
    • Antonio
    Carmen Conesa
    • Chelo
    Juanjo Puigcorbé
    Juanjo Puigcorbé
    • Mariano
    Miguel Rellán
    Miguel Rellán
    • Alfredo
    Tina Sáinz
    Tina Sáinz
    • Emila
    Asunción Balaguer
    Asunción Balaguer
    • Madre de Antonio
    Enriqueta Carballeira
    Enriqueta Carballeira
    • Pepita
    Mercedes Lezcano
    • Pilar
    Juan Gea
    • Ginecólogo
    Miguel Arribas
    • Carlos
    Francisco Casares
    • Director
    Paco Aguilar
    • Federico
    José María Cañete
    • Maitre
    Begoña Valle
    • Margarita
    Flora María Álvaro
    • Tere
    Mercedes Resino
    Víctor García León
    • Diego
    • (as Víctor García)
    • Director
      • Ana Belén
    • Writer
      • Carmen Rico-Godoy(novel) (screenplay)
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    • Soundtracks
      ¿Qué hago contigo?
      Music by Pancho Varona and Antonio García de Diego

      Lyrics by Gloria Varona

      Performed by Soledad Giménez

    User reviews1

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    Top review
    4/10
    Women On the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown - lite
    Carmen Maura does a retread of that movie, and her character. Despite the incidental difference in plot and character, you don't feel any difference - it's star vehicle for Carmen Maura as Molly Bloom.

    Never have I seen an actress that made a more fascinating Bitchin' Middle-aged Broad :) She has that old-fashioned Hollywood charisma that no other actress seems to have in the last 20 years. This is good because besides her, this movie has very little to recommend from music, cinematography, plot to characterization (in the order that I noticed them). A point-to-point comparison to the Almodovar masterpiece would serve as a quick & fun Filmmaking 101. And the ending? It feels like the screenwriter flat ran out of idea and screen time.

    When is someone going to film Ulysses and cast her in it???
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    • Aug 16, 2000

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    • Release date
      • April 2, 1993 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Spain
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Cómo ser mujer y no morir en el intento
    • Filming locations
      • Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Atrium Productions
      • I.d.e.a.
      • Iberoamericana Films Producción
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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