Trivia
The Flower of My Secret
Original titleLa flor de mi secreto
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar · starring Marisa Paredes, Juan Echanove and Carme Elias
- 3 facts
- 1995
The Flower of My Secret: trivia
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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'.
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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.
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'The flower of my secret' was nominated to seven Goya Awards, including Best actress and Best director, but it didn't win anyone.