How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt
Cómo ser mujer y no morir en el intento
Synopsis
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 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 opinions, her boss assigning her an incompetent editor, bartenders ignoring her, her passage into middle age. She can be feisty and edgy, which sometimes gets in the way of what would make her happy. And she regularly threatens to leave Antonio. Will she, and on what terms? What will he do?
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Carmen Maura
Carmen
Antonio Resines
Antonio
Carmen Conesa
Chelo
Juanjo Puigcorbé
Mariano
Miguel Rellán
Alfredo
Tina Sainz
Emila
Asunción Balaguer
Madre de Antonio
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
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Ana Belén
- Screenplay & Story
- Carmen Rico-Godoy
- Original Title
- Cómo ser mujer y no morir en el intento
- Country of Origin
- Spain
- Spoken Languages
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Production Studios
- Iberoamericana Films Producción, Atrium Producciones
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Ana Belén
Carmen Rico-Godoy
Juan Amorós
Carmen Frías
Andrés Vicente Gómez
Department Leadership Roster
Ana Belén
Director
Carmen Rico-Godoy
Screenplay
Juan Amorós
Director of Photography
Carmen Frías
Editor
Andrés Vicente Gómez
Producer
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What is How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt about?
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 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 opinions, her boss assigning her an incompetent editor, bartenders ignoring her, her passage into middle age. She can be feisty and edgy, which sometimes gets in the way of what would make her happy. And she regularly threatens to leave Antonio. Will she, and on what terms? What will he do?
Who directed How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt?
How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt was directed by Ana Belén.
Who stars in How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt?
The principal cast of How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt includes Carmen Maura, Antonio Resines, Carmen Conesa, Juanjo Puigcorbé, Miguel Rellán.
When was How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt released and how long is it?
How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt was released in 1991 with a total runtime of 1h 40m.
Is How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt based on a book or true story?
How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Carmen Rico-Godoy".