Almodovar. Always 5 stars
What Have I Done to Deserve This?
Why we chose it
Pills, vacuum cleaners, and a marriage-as-prison. This explosive anti-melodrama about female exhaustion fuses social satire with irreverent slapstick in one of the most inventive moments of Almodóvar’s early period.
Synopsis
Gloria, a Spanish cleaning woman living a chaotic life, shares a cramped apartment with her grumpy husband Antonio, their two trouble-prone sons, and her ruthless mother-in-law. With little emotional support, Gloria is pushed to her limits when an argument with her husband leads to a macabre turn of events. As she struggles to deal with the consequences, a series of eccentric characters enter the scene, amplifying the madness.
Information
- Director
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Cast
- Also known as
- ¿Qué He Hecho YO Para Merecer Esto!!
- Production year
- 1984
- Decade
- 1980s
- Duration
- 1h 41m
- Language
- Spanish, German, English, French
- Country
- Spain
- Subtitles
- Greek
- Age rating
- 18+
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