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What Have I Done to Deserve This?

Directed by Pedro Almodóvar1984Spain101 mins

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).

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Original Language Title
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto?
Director
Pedro Almodóvar
Year
1984
Country
Spain
Running Time
101 mins
Language
Spanish
Program Note Writer
MOMA

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