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The Flower of My Secret
1995
· Movie
· 106 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Every rating
66–86
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 66, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 86.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →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.
Details
- Director
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Writer
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Based on
- a work by Dorothy Parker
- Released
- 22 September 1995
- Country
- France, Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $4.5M
- Box office
- $19.0M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 7 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| 10th Goya Awards 1996 | Best Director | Pedro Almodóvar | Nominee |
| 10th Goya Awards 1996 | Best Actress | Marisa Paredes | Nominee |
| 10th Goya Awards 1996 | Best Supporting Actress | Chus Lampreave | Nominee |
| 10th Goya Awards 1996 | Best Supporting Actress | Rossy de Palma | Nominee |
| 10th Goya Awards 1996 | Best Art Direction | Wolfgang Burmann | Nominee |
| 10th Goya Awards 1996 | Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Antonio Panizza, Juan Pedro Hernández | Nominee |
| 10th Goya Awards 1996 | Best Sound | Bernardo Menz, Graham V. Hartstone | Nominee |
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10th Goya Awards
7 nominations
| Best Actress | Marisa Paredes | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Wolfgang Burmann | Nominee |
| Best Director | Pedro Almodóvar | Nominee |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Antonio Panizza, Juan Pedro Hernández | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Bernardo Menz, Graham V. Hartstone | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Chus Lampreave | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Rossy de Palma | Nominee |