The Flower of my Secret
Dir: Pedro Almodóvar
1995
****
The flower of my secret has a much more serious tone to it than most of Almodóvar's films. It's not completely without humour but I did find it to have a welcome element of seriousness. I personally thought Marisa Paredes was brilliant in the lead role and I was entertained throughout. I can see why the Almodóvar hard core didn't like it so much though, his usual trashy flare is replaced by a rather sensible sophistication but I generally believe that this is among his better films. I certainly don't think you'd have Volver or Broken Embraces without The Flower of my Secret!