Our next screening will take place on Wednesday 22nd January.  We will show the Spanish drama The Flower of My Secret (La flor de mi secreto, 1995), directed by Pedro Almodóvar and starring Marisa Paredes alongside other Almodóvar regulars Rossy de Palma and Chus Lampreave. 

Below is a short synopsis of the film, courtesy of Mubi:

Leo, a middle-aged writer of popular romantic novels who writes under a pseudonym, despises her own work. At home she is also miserable. Her husband, who works overseas, is distant both physically and emotionally. Yet the appearance of a new editor offers an opportunity for Leo to reassess her life.

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The Flower Of My Secret was nominated for several Goya film awards, and Marisa Paredes won American, Czech and Catalan Best Actress awards for her performance. Elements of the film are echoed in later Almodóvar productions, such as All About My Mother (1999), Volver (2006) and Pain and Glory (2019).
The screening will take place on Wednesday 22nd January in our usual venue, 42 Bute Gardens Lecture Theatre 718 . Doors open at 5.50pm, screening starts at 6.00pm. 
We will also be providing some refreshments.

We look forward to seeing you!

The SMLC Film Club