A hugely popular romance writer who pens her novels under the name of Amanda Gris, Leo (Peredes) is losing control of her own marriage. She tries to distract herself by taking up journalism and writes a brutal review of Amanda Gris with the encouragement of her new editor, Angel (Echanove). When Leo discovers that her husband is having an affair, it's Angel and his affection that turn the disaster into the beginning of a new life for Leo. With hilarious performances by Rossy de Palma and Chus Lampreave as Leo's family, and shot in a stripped-down version of Almodovar's typical visual extravagance, The Flower of My Secret is, according to the director, "my most realistic film yet." (Sight and Sound)
1996, color, 1 hour 47 minutes, Spain/France