The Flower of My Secret (1995)
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Genres - Drama, Romance |
Sub-Genres - Psychological Drama, Melodrama |
Release Date - Mar 8, 1996 (USA - Limited), Mar 8, 1996 (USA) |
Run Time - 102 min. |
Countries - Spain, France |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Matthew Tobey
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.
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career, life, marital-problems, marriage, mental-health, relationship, wife, writer
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