Almodóvar’s darkly comedic feature What Have I Done to Deserve This? depicts a woman at odds with familial and societal expectations. Pill-popping Gloria (Carmen Maura) lives in a tiny Madrid apartment with her husband, their two sons, and her mother-in-law. Despite their economic woes, her abusive husband will not allow her to look for work. But her world is enlivened by eccentric neighbors and a bright green lizard (who also happens to be the only witness to a murder).