Review of The Flower of My Secret (1995) by Victor L — 18 Mar 2007

This movie gets better as it goes along - there is a link between this film and Volver. Marisa Paredes is wonderful.

This review of The Flower of My Secret (1995) was written by Victor L on 18 Mar 2007.

The Flower of My Secret has generally received positive reviews.

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