What Have I Done To Deserve This?
1984
Comedy, Drama
1h 41m
A dysfunctional family in Madrid: Gloria is a cleaning lady, hooked on No-Doze, living in a crowded flat with Antonio, her surly husband, a cabby who adores an aging German singer he used to chauffeur; he's also a forger. (imdb)
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What Have I Done To Deserve This?
1984
Comedy, Drama
1h 41m
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Rated 08 Dec 2008
70
53rd
Absolutely watchable, just not on par with Almodovar's later fores into melodrama and desire. The relationship between Maura's mother and her son is ridiculously charming and borderline inappropriate (does she pimp her son out to the creepy dentist?!), a fascinating combination.
Rated 08 Dec 2008
Rated 17 Aug 2010
84
77th
Pretty good black comedy with eccentric, but grounded, characters and a nice sense of tragic fun.
Rated 17 Aug 2010
Rated 29 Mar 2011
80
90th
It divides me. I love some parts because they are terribly real, and I love some parts because they are absolutely absurd, unreal and funny.
Rated 29 Mar 2011
Rated 15 Nov 2011
80
80th
Even campier and quite a bit darker than later Almodovar, almost like a better Todd Solondz. Slightly less colorful, maybe even somewhat depressing. Still very amusing though
Rated 15 Nov 2011
Rated 20 Jan 2017
80
37th
Viewed January 17, 2017. A neorealist comedy which tackles uneasy subjects with total ease. A total jumble of influences and ideas which nevertheless coalesce into something great, idiosyncratic, and purely Almodovar. Name another film that could pull off the image of the bloodstained lizard that we get here, for example.
Rated 20 Jan 2017
Rated 25 Jul 2009
95
93rd
One of his MOST underrated movies!! Often damned by the criticks, Almodovar created a satirical and black comedy with an awesome Carmen Maura who shows her hole potencial. Almodovar spreads sideblows in all directions... ( what does emanciaption means when a wife get's treated like a dog by her husband ?? ) great Movie. Use your brain and think about it..besides all seriousness "what have I done to deserve this" offers enough moments to laugh.
Rated 25 Jul 2009
Rated 19 Feb 2010
82
68th
Bizarre little movie... a bit like a fever dream I had as a child.
Rated 19 Feb 2010
Rated 05 Aug 2012
50
10th
Typically scrappy, rough early effort from Almodovar has flashes of style here and there, and a subtly intriguing and forceful performance by Lampreave as the grandmother, but film eventually sinks beneath the weight of its aimless, needlessly convoluted story, and abrasive, obnoxious characters.
Rated 05 Aug 2012
Rated 14 Nov 2013
64
22nd
A curious comedy (not that it's that funny) that feels grounded in reality, yet despite this is still very flexible with its humour. An aimless and unremarkable film, reasonably fun to watch.
Rated 14 Nov 2013
Rated 14 Aug 2016
8
80th
There are those that deride Almodóvar's early films and point to his later works as proof that he's a great filmmaker, but as far as I can tell, everything that makes Almodóvar's later films great can be found here, just with half the budget and a vibe John Waters would be proud of. Silliness aside, it's actually a compelling critique of family life in Madrid, with Almodóvar's characteristic focus on women and the villainous way in which society condemns them to servitude.
Rated 14 Aug 2016
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