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Film · 1995

The Flower of My Secret

Original titleLa flor de mi secreto

Directed by Pedro Almodóvar · starring Marisa Paredes, Juan Echanove and Carme Elias

  • 1 h 43 min
  • Drama · Comedy
  • SpainFrance
  • Released in the UK 25 January 1996
  • 7.1 Users10 votes
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Synopsis

Pedro Almodóvar writes and directs this dramatic comedy which is about Leo Macias (Marisa Paredes), a romance novels writer who does this job under Amanda Gris pseudonym. However, despite being forced by contract to finish three of these novels a year, she has been unable to do it since months ago, when she had a crisis with her ??husband Paco (Imanol Arias), a military man who spends much time away from home, and now she is only able to write crime novels. So, after a meeting with her agents, she decides to break up the contract, but she needs the money, so she will move closer Angel (Juan Echanove), Betty's friend in search of a job in his paper. Meanwhile, Leo is centered on writing the story of a young mother with a daughter who kills his father .

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The essentials

Runtime
103 min1 hour and 43 minutes
How long is The Flower of My Secret?
1 hour and 43 minutes (103 minutes).
When was The Flower of My Secret released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 25 January 1996.
Who directed The Flower of My Secret?
Pedro Almodóvar.
Who is in The Flower of My Secret?
It stars Marisa Paredes, Juan Echanove, Carme Elias and Rossy de Palma.
Where can I watch The Flower of My Secret?
In the UK you can watch it with a channel on Prime Video.
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Cast

Full cast (14)
Director
Pedro Almodóvar
Writers
Pedro Almodóvar
Music
Alberto Iglesias
Producers
Agustín Almodóvar

Reviews

7.1 10 votes
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Soundtrack

All 5 songs
  1. SoleaMiles Davis Spotify
  2. En el Ùltimo TragoChavela Vargas Spotify
  3. Ay amorBola de Nieve Spotify
  4. Tonada de luna llenaCaetano Veloso Spotify

Trivia

  • When Leo first meets Angel in his office, she lists a number of female writers who inspire her, one of these is Dorothy Parker. Later on in the movie Leo is visited by Paco on what is supposed to be a 24 hour leave, however it turns out to only be 2 hours. This is the basic plot line of the Dorothy Parker story 'The Lovely Leave'.

  • Leo (Marisa Paredes) talks about story lines for her books, one of these is about a girl who kills her father after he tries to rape her and then along with her mother hides the body in a restaurant freezer. This is the basic plot of Volver (2006), one of Almodóvar's later films.

  • 'The flower of my secret' was nominated to seven Goya Awards, including Best actress and Best director, but it didn't win anyone.

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