Filled with melodrama, tears, and wonderfully inventive dialogue, The Flower of My Secret contemplates the insecurities of an artist and their relationship to their work. Leo (Marisa Paredes) writes trashy novels under a pseudonym. Her marriage to Paco (Imanol Arias) is falling apart, compelling him to go to Bosnia just to get away from her.

DIRECTOR: Pedro Almodóvar. WRITTEN BY: Pedro Almodóvar. CAST: Marisa Paredes, Juan Echanove, Carme Elías, Rossy de Palma. 1995. 103 min. Spain/France. Color. Spanish. 35mm. Print courtesy of the Constellation Center Collection at the Academy Film Archive.

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