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The Flower of My Secret

1995 · 106 min · Director: Pedro Almodóvar ★ IMDb 7 · 13,909 ratings

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Leo Macias writes sentimental novels with great success but hidden under a pseudonym, Amanda Gris. She is unhappy with her professional life and with her husband, a soldier working in Brussels and Bosnia that is never at home. She will try anything to change her life.

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The Flower of My Secret (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Empathy
  • Hope

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Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Tension

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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then peaks around 53 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessEmpathyHope
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness68 %62 %57 %2 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor55 %43 %46 %5 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Empathy43 %25 %36 %14 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Hope40 %19 %30 %19 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Humor46 %16 %26 %20 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Hope48 %15 %25 %24 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Humor48 %19 %29 %23 %
37.5 %≈ 40′Tension49 %20 %31 %25 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Humor52 %20 %33 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Tension65 %40 %48 %21 %
52.5 %≈ 56′Sadness75 %64 %65 %10 %
57.5 %≈ 61′Sadness68 %61 %64 %9 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Sadness63 %55 %57 %15 %
67.5 %≈ 72′Sadness68 %60 %63 %20 %
72.5 %≈ 77′Empathy66 %55 %63 %31 %
77.5 %≈ 82′Hope57 %38 %49 %44 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Hope53 %24 %39 %49 %
87.5 %≈ 93′Hope56 %19 %36 %54 %
92.5 %≈ 98′Hope58 %15 %33 %58 %
97.5 %≈ 103′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

MP
Marisa Paredes

Leo Macías

CE
Carme Elias

CE
Carme Elias

Betty

Chus Lampreave

Madre de Leo

KM
Kiti Mánver

Manuela

JC
Joaquín Cortés

Antonio

MV
Manuela Vargas

Blanca

IA
Imanol Arias

Paco

GM
Gloria Muñoz

Alicia

JJ
Juan José Otegui

Tomas

NN
Nancho Novo

Doctor B

Jordi Mollà

Doctor A

AA
Alicia Agut

Neighbor A

MM
Marisol Muriel

Bailarina

TI
Teresa Ibáñez

Vecina B

JP
José Palau

Yonqui

AG
Abraham García

Camarero

CV
Chavela Vargas

Self (archive footage)

DC
Daniel Cebrián

Cameraman (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Pedro Almodóvar
Written by
Pedro Almodóvar, Dorothy Parker
Type
Movies
Released
1995
Runtime
106 min
Country
Spain, France
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 13,909 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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