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La Flor de mi secreto
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 4019236002104
Format: PAL
Languages: French (Original Language), AnalogSpanish (Original Language), Analog
Theatrical Release Date: March 08, 1996
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Editorial Review:
Pedro Alomodóvar made this misfired, rambling comedy about a romance novelist (Marisa Paredes) whose crumbling marriage has left her depressed and unable to work. At a low point, she writes a scathing indictment of her own books (which are penned under another name), with no one realizing critic and author are one and the same. Almodóvar (Law of Desire) has the start of a great idea here, and for once, he's direct about his sympathy for a character. But nothing else about The Flower of My Secret is so clear. Despite its unusual allegiance to the straightforward "women's films" of the 1950s, this movie blows it by becoming needlessly complicated over extraneous junk, forcing one to grope in the dark for Almodóvar's point. --Tom Keogh
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Rating: - Abandonment and recovery
"Flower of My Secret" is a more reflective, less manic film than viewers of Almodovar have come to expect, and I for one am glad. One of his favorite themes, the fluid elusiveness or complexity of personal identity, comes through here loud and clear. There's a lot going on in the film--way too much, as a matter of fact--but Almodovar followers have come to expect this, too. But this film is easier to navigate than many of his movies (such as the dreadful "Kiko"), and it has its genuinely sweet ... Read More
Rating:  - Not Almodóvar's best, but it presaged his great stretch
I'm a big Almodóvar fan and of Marisa Paredes, too. But to get right to the point: Skip this one. Chronologically, 'Flower' came right after the dreadful Kika (the Almodovar Collection) [Region 2 Import, English Subtitles] and while it's a step up from there, it's a far cry from the incredible string of four films starting with 1999's All About My Mother.
Wikipedia says that 'Flower' "remains one of the director's humblest films." That's a euphemistic way of saying "this is dreadfully ... Read More
Rating:  - Pain and life . . .
The wonderful achievement of Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar is his ability to take the material of melodrama and soap opera and with the lightest touch turn it into life affirming entertainment. This 1996 film set in Madrid has another of his women on the verge of a nervous breakdown - several, in fact - and follows her through a series of life crises to a happily bittersweet ending. Marisa Paredes plays the woman, a hugely successful romance writer, who has a tempestuous marriage to an army officer ... Read More
Rating:  - Disappointing Almodovar
Pedro Almodovar has been getting better and better with age. He's made remarkable and unforgettable films--All about my Mother, Talk to Her, Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!--and his latest movie, Volver, was a masterpiece.
But even geniuses fail sometimes, and The Flower of my Secret is, in my opinion, a blemish on the outstanding career of the Spanish filmmaker. It's not so much a terrible film as a dull and mundane one--and coming from Almodovar, there might not be a greatest sin than that.
Rating: - A suprisingly "light" foreign film / Una sorpresa
First, I watched the movie in Spanish (with no subtitles) and have spent extended time in Spain, so I'm coming from a different point of view than most viewers. Secondly, for a foreign film and especially for an ALMODÓVAR film, this is light. If not taken too seriously, it's simply a light, interesting story about a woman who is having "man trouble." There ARE layers to the film and it does have its darker moments. But, let's face it, for a foreign film, it's a nice reprieve from having to question the meaning ... Read More
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