Dark Habits (1984)
Product Information
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
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This is what Almodovar is About
, December 27, 2001Reviewer: mayis001 - See all mayis001's reviews1 of 1 Yahoo! Users found this Dark Habits review helpful If I had to choose one film that could explain what "Almodovarism" is about (at least to me)- this one would be on the top of the list! It definitely goes against tradition and norm. While it will prove absolutely offensive to most, it delivers the message, which to me is something like this: beneath the most holy, perfect appearances and images there is always going to be some dark dark habits-Because, after all, we are only humans! ... -
good film. worth the money
, July 16, 2000Reviewer: Miguel c - See all Miguel c's reviewsthis is a crazy movie that has an interesting plot and the craziest thing I ever seem: nuns that are adictted to drugs, nudity, gays (like all Almodovar films),bizarre, black comedy. Run and rent it is good after all. You dont get all that stuff in Hollywood
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