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Product Details: Dark Habits (1984)

Edition:
DVD New Transfer. See other editions
MPAA Rating:
Unrated
Release Date:
09/09/2003
UPC:
720917538624
Directed by:
Pedro Almodovar
Featuring:
Cristina Sánchez Pascual, Julieta Serrano, Marisa Paredes. See all cast

Synopsis: Dark Habits (1984)

Synopis: This incredibly bizarre film by Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar follows Yolanda (Cristina Sánchez Pascual), a heroin-dealing nightclub singer who hides out in a convent after a deal goes bad and she becomes wanted by both the law and rival gangs. The mother superior of the convent (Julieta Serrano) is a fan of Yolanda's singing and a lesbian heroin user, so before long she and Yolanda start shooting up together. Another of the nuns (Marisa Paredes) takes LSD and hallucinates encounters with Jesus; another (Chus Lampreave) writes trashy romance novels under a pseudonym. There's also a pet tiger in the garden and a dope-smoking priest. When the convent's main benefactor dies and his rich widow cuts off their contributions, the nuns get together to try to raise money to support their habits. Facing the closing of the convent and the arrival of the stoic, dour head mother, the crazed nuns throw a final party at which Yolanda sings a provocative song to her heartbroken mother superior. This gleefully blasphemous farce would make an interesting double bill with Whoopi Goldberg's SISTER ACT, which came out years later. Cecilia Roth (star of ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER) has a small role as one of the mother superior's former lovers.

Features: Dark Habits (1984)

Features: DVD Features:

Region 0
Keep Case
Anamorphic - 1.66
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus

User Reviews: Dark Habits

  1. This is what Almodovar is About

    , December 27, 2001
    Reviewer: mayis001 - See all mayis001's reviews
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  2. good film. worth the money

    , July 16, 2000
    Reviewer: Miguel c - See all Miguel c's reviews
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