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Min hemlighets blomma Leo Macias skriver sentimentala noveller med stor succé men döljer sig bakom en pseudonym: Amanda Gris. Hon är olycklig med sitt yrke och sin man, en soldat som arbetar i Bryssel och Bosnien som aldrig är hemma. Hon försöker vad som helst för att förändra sitt liv. Directed by Pedro Almodóvar, The Flower of My Secret (1995) is a Spanish relationship drama centered on a successful romance novelist struggling with emotional collapse and creative crisis. Starring Marisa Paredes, the film explores loneliness, identity and failing relationships through Almodóvars melodramatic and character-focused storytelling style. The film is regarded as one of the directors more intimate and emotionally grounded works from the 1990s. Från IMDB: Leo writes trashy romance novels under a pseudonym but as she struggles in her relationship with her husband, she finds her output becoming darker.
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The Flower of My Secret (1995)
106 min
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.