The Flower of My Secret
From Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar (Live Flesh, All About My Mother) comes this offbeat drama about Leo Macías (Marisa Paredes), a romance novelist who writes her trashy tomes under the pseudonym Amanda Gris. When her marriage begins to dissolve, Leo finds herself falling into despair, leading her to drink and lose her knack for writing her tawdry tales. Out of her turmoil, she writes a bleak novel that garners no attention. To make matters worse, Ángel (Juan Echanove), a newspaper editor with a romantic interest in Leo, hires her to write a scathing review of Amanda Gris, not realizing Gris is Leo's nom de plume. Nominated for several Goya awards, La Flor de Mi Secreto also stars Carmen Elías and Rossy de Palma.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Starring: Marisa Paredes, Juan Echanove, Imanol Arias, Carmen Elias, Rossy de Palma
Beautifully wrought and wonderfully acted, The Flower of My Secret is in fact the kind of film that George Cukor often made - and he surely would have been delighted at Almodovar's deft blend of humor, tenderness and wisdom.
The movie's metaphorical dimensions rarely interfere with the concrete, quirky pleasures of its story. The Flower of My Secret is Mr. Almodovar's most entertaining work since his phenomenal "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown."
In short, Almodovar opens some new doors to his artists here, and they respond in surprising, captivating ways.
does what he does best-finding poignance in the most melodramatic of modern lifestyles.
It's a witty, intelligent scramble, and it's beautifully mounted.
Best Movie Actress (Mejor Actriz de Cine)
Fotogramas de Plata (1996)
Best Actress (Mejor Actriz Principal)
Goya Awards (1996)
Marisa Paredes
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (1996)
Cinema - Best Actress
Premios ACE (1997)
Best Spanish Actress (Mejor Actriz Española)
Sant Jordi Awards (1996)
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