▁could ▁have ▁been ▁better ▁made . ▁The ▁main ▁problem ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁leads ▁is ▁much ▁less ▁interesting ▁than ▁the ▁stories ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁secondary ▁characters . ▁But ▁precisely ▁because ▁there ▁are ▁so ▁many ▁secondary ▁characters , ▁there ' s ▁a ▁lot ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁I ▁like ". ▁ ▁Dark ▁Hab its ▁( 1 9 8 3 ) ▁ ▁For ▁his ▁next ▁film ▁Dark ▁Hab its ▁( 1 9 8 3 ), ▁Al mod ó var ▁was ▁approached ▁by ▁multi - mill ion aire ▁Her vé ▁H ach uel ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁production ▁company ▁to ▁make ▁films ▁st arring ▁his ▁girl friend , ▁Crist ina ▁S ánchez ▁P asc ual . ▁H ach uel ▁set ▁up ▁T es u aro ▁Production ▁and ▁asked ▁Al mod ó var ▁to ▁keep ▁P asc ual ▁in ▁mind . ▁Al mod ó var ▁had ▁already ▁written ▁the ▁script ▁for ▁Dark ▁Hab its ▁and ▁was ▁hes it ant ▁to ▁cast ▁Pas ca ul ▁in ▁the ▁leading ▁role ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁limited ▁acting ▁experience . ▁When ▁she ▁was ▁cast , ▁he ▁felt ▁it ▁necessary ▁to ▁make ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁script ▁so ▁his ▁supporting ▁cast ▁were ▁more ▁prominent ▁in ▁the ▁story . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁her ald ed ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁tone ▁to ▁som ber ▁mel od rama ▁with ▁com ic ▁elements . ▁P asc ual ▁stars ▁as ▁Y ol anda , ▁a ▁cab aret ▁singer ▁who ▁see ks ▁refuge ▁in ▁a ▁convent ▁of ▁ecc ent ric ▁n uns , ▁each ▁of ▁whom ▁expl ores