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What Have I Done to Deserve This?

¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto!

1984

Pedro Almodóvar

Carmen Maura, Verónica Forqué, Luis Hostalot, Gonzalo Suárez ...

7.1

17,169

Comedy. Drama Almodóvar has described his fourth film as a homage to Italian Neorealism, although this tribute also involves jokes about paedophilia, prostitution, and a telekenetic child. The film, set in the towerblocks around Madrid, depicts female frustration and family breakdown.

	Author	Review
United States	Richard Grenier The New York Times	"If 'What Have I done to Deserve This?' is a feminist tract, it is the wittiest and most endearing one ever created. It is quite simply a small masterpiece."	POS
United States	Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times	"Maura is a remarkable actress who seems unfailingly real and down to earth, which has the effect of making all the bizarre happenings that surround her seem perfectly normal."	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"Diverting, with a light suggestion of talent."	POS
United Kingdom	Time Out	"Almodóvar directs throughout with splendid zip; all in all, the film's piquant look at high-rise life is far more cutting and funnier than his later box-office hits."	POS
United Kingdom	Empire	"An enormously winning, wilfully wicked treat (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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