The Flower of My Secret (1995)

Name: The Flower of My Secret
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1995-09-22
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Marisa Paredes, Juan Echanove, Carme Elias, Rossy de Palma, Chus Lampreave

Every woman has a secret...

DramaRomance

Middle-aged romance author Leo writes under a pseudonym, since she despises her own work. At home, her husband, who works overseas, is distant both physically and emotionally. As she reevaluates her life and writing, Leo is led to an unexpected relationship with Ángel, a sensitive newspaper editor.

Release Date: September 22, 1995
Runtime: 1h 46m
Rating: 6.8/10 (257 votes)

Director: Pedro Almodóvar

Cast: Marisa Paredes, Juan Echanove, Carme Elias, Rossy de Palma, Chus Lampreave, Kiti Mánver, Joaquín Cortés, Manuela Vargas

Production: El Deseo, CiBy 2000

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IMDb

Budget: $5M
Revenue: $19M

Full Cast (20 people)

Marisa Paredes as Leo Macías
Juan Echanove as Ángel
Carme Elias as Betty
Rossy de Palma as Rosa
Chus Lampreave as Madre de Leo
Kiti Mánver as Manuela
Joaquín Cortés as Antonio
Manuela Vargas as Blanca
Imanol Arias as Paco
Gloria Muñoz as Alicia
Juan José Otegui as Tomas
Nancho Novo as Doctor B
Jordi Mollà as Doctor A
Alicia Agut as Neighbor A
Marisol Muriel as Bailarina
Teresa Ibáñez as Vecina B
José Palau as Yonqui
Abraham García as Camarero
Chavela Vargas as Self (archive footage)
Daniel Cebrián as Cameraman (uncredited)

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Reviews

badelf - 6/10

An early Almodóvar that is more like a novel from Amanda Gris, the protagonist of the movie. Not brilliant, but a respectable romantic comedy.

November 7, 2022

CinemaSerf - 7/10

Though I found there to be just a bit too much frenetic dialogue, this is still quite a funny evaluation of a failing relationship. It's "Leo" (Marisa Paredes) who has just gone off the boil a bit for her soldier husband "Paco" (Imanol Aris) whose career takes him from war zone to war zone with little time for her. What now ensues is a gradual character evolution for this author of romantic fictio...

April 7, 2024