Antonio banderas and carmen maura star in this spanish black comedy written and directed pedro almodvar the film follows pepa marcos maura a distraught tv actress considering suicide after her long time lover ivn fernando guilln leaves her without warning when she lets out her flat the new tenants turn out to be ivns son carlos banderas and his fiance marisa rossy de palma which further complicates matters meanwhile pepas friend candela maria barranco is desperate to conta