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Director:
Pedro Almodóvar
Writer:
Pedro Almodóvar
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Release Date:
8 March 1996 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Drama See more »
Tagline:
Every woman has a secret...
Plot:
Leo Macias writes sentimental novels with great success but hidden under a pseudonym, Amanda Gris. She... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
4 wins & 12 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Pedro Almodóvar’s I’M So Excited
 (From WeAreMovieGeeks.com. 19 June 2012, 5:09 PM, PDT)
Pedro Almodovar's I'm So Excited Picked Up by Sony Pictures Classics
 (From MovieWeb. 19 June 2012, 11:51 AM, PDT)
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Uneven drama See more (20 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Marisa Paredes ... Leo Macías
Juan Echanove ... Ángel
Carme Elias ... Betty

Rossy de Palma ... Rosa
Chus Lampreave ... Madre de Leo
Kiti Mánver ... Manuela (as Kiti Manver)
Joaquín Cortés ... Antonio
Manuela Vargas ... Blanca
Imanol Arias ... Paco
Gloria Muñoz ... Alicia
Juan José Otegui ... Tomas
Nancho Novo ... Doctor B

Jordi Mollà ... Doctor A
Alicia Agut ... Neighbor A
Marisol Muriel ... Dancer
Teresa Ibáñez ... Vecino B
José Palau ... Yonqui
Abraham García ... Camarero
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chavela Vargas ... Herself (archive footage)
Daniel Cebrián ... Cameraman (uncredited)
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Directed by
Pedro Almodóvar 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Pedro Almodóvar 
Dorothy Parker  short story "The lovely leave" (uncredited)

Produced by
Agustín Almodóvar .... executive producer
Esther García .... producer
 
Original Music by
Alberto Iglesias 
 
Cinematography by
Affonso Beato 
 
Film Editing by
José Salcedo 
 
Production Design by
Esther García 
 
Art Direction by
Wolfgang Burmann 
Miguel López Pelegrín 
 
Set Decoration by
Miguel López Pelegrín 
 
Costume Design by
Hugo Mezcua 
 
Makeup Department
Jorge Hernández Lobo .... makeup artist (as Jorge Hernández)
Jorge Hernández .... assistant makeup artist
Juan Pedro Hernández .... makeup artist
Antonio Panizza .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Aude Girard .... production supervisor: France
Alejandro Vázquez .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marta Calvo .... second assistant director
Covadonga R. Gamboa .... assistant director trainee
Pedro Lazaga .... assistant director
Ana Muñoz .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
José Altit .... set dresser
Emilio Ardura .... upholstery
Federico García Cambero .... assistant art director
Juan Gatti .... graphic designer
Mikel Izaguirre .... set dresser
Antón Laguna .... assistant set decorator
Chusa Martínez .... assistant property master
Juan Vicente Riuve .... set dresser
María Rodríguez .... property master
Juan Ignacio Viñuales .... set dresser
 
Sound Department
Aitor Berenguer .... boom operator
José Antonio Bermúdez .... sound mixer
Michael A. Carter .... assistant sound mixer
Luis Castro .... sound effects
Anthony Cleal .... assistant sound mixer
Carlos Garrido .... assistant sound mixer
Graham V. Hartstone .... sound mixer
Antonio Illán .... sound recordist
Bernardo Menz .... sound
Fran Villarrubia .... copyist
 
Special Effects by
Juan Ramón Molina .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Jorge Calvo .... digital artist: title sequence
Pablo Núñez .... opticals
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Enrique Bello .... gaffer
Marc Beneria .... second assistant camera
Joan Benet .... assistant camera
Rafael Castro .... electrician
Ignacio Charrabe .... assistant camera trainee (as Nacho Charrabe)
Antonio Gil .... grip (as Toni Gil)
Ángel Granell .... electrician
Mónica Hernández .... video technician
Jean-Marie Leroy .... still photographer
Michael Levine .... camera operator
Carlos Miguel .... key grip
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Isabel Berz .... wardrobe
Ana Morales .... assistant costume designer
Rosa Paradeda .... wardrobe (as Rosa Paradela)
 
Editorial Department
Manolo Laguna .... assistant editor
Ximo Michavila .... telecine colorist
Rosa Ortiz .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Marín Casacu .... musician: violoncello
José Luis Crespo .... music mixer
Tomás Garrido .... conductor
Lucio Godoy .... music producer
Cristian Ifrim .... musician: viola
Alberto Iglesias .... music producer
Vladimir Memtanu .... musician: violin
Antonio Olariaga .... music recordist
 
Transportation Department
Ángel Megino .... transportation
 
Other crew
Alfonso Aguirre .... laboratory director
Emilio Ardura .... tapestry
Simona Benzakein .... press promotion
Simona Benzakein .... unit publicist
Miguel de Casas .... production assistant
Daniel Cebrián .... making-of
Lola García .... production assistant
Juan Gatti .... title designer
Beatriz Gordo .... administration staff
Alejandro Heeren .... gardener
Marisa Ibarra .... script supervisor
Luisfer Machi .... administration staff
Toni Novella .... production assistant
Iker Ortiz de Zárate .... administration staff
Diego Pajuelo .... administration staff
Pedro Paz .... assistant to director
Michel Ruben .... collaborator
Ana Sanz .... administration staff
Carmen Segovia .... collaborator
Paz Sufrategui .... press promotion
Paz Sufrategui .... unit publicist
José María Sánchez .... collaborator
Óscar Raúl Tugores .... trainee production assistant
Óscar Valero .... administrator
 
Thanks
Barbie .... special thanks
Isabel Berz .... special thanks
Robert Clerguerie .... special thanks
Adolfo Domínguez .... special thanks
J. Fenestrier .... special thanks
Álvaro Fontanals .... special thanks
Carlos García Berlanga .... special thanks
Cristina Hugarte .... special thanks
Carlos Luna .... special thanks
Ingo Manzer .... special thanks
Nina Masso .... special thanks
Javier Múñoz .... special thanks
Marquesa de Portugalete .... special thanks
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"La flor de mi secreto" - Spain (original title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and brief sexuality
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Runtime:
103 min
Country:
Spain | France
Language:
Spanish | French
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-8 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | USA:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Iceland:L | France:U
Filming Locations:
Almagro, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, SpainSee more »
Company:
CiBy 2000See more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
European book supermarket fnac was only too happy to help out with the production, providing a huge exterior awning of the cover of a faked Amanda Gris novel that hung outside their Madrid office.See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Dolor y vida: Un acercamiento a 'La flor de mi secreto' (1995) (TV)See more »
Soundtrack:
Tonada de luna llenaSee more »

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9 out of 15 people found the following review useful.
Uneven drama, 26 April 2003
Author: rosscinema (rosscinema@comcast.net) from Oceanside, Ca.

Pedro Almodovar is easily one of the most interesting filmmakers in the world today and most of his films are in a strange way tongue in cheek, despite the premise of the story! But in this film its a more serious Almodovar story and while never boring, I'm not sure it succeeds on the level it wants. Story is about a woman who is a very famous writer but writes under a pseudonym. She hates her own work and is hired by a magazine to do a story on herself (They don't know she is the same person). Marisa Paredes is Leo and as she enters middle age she seems to be going through a mid-life crisis. She drinks to much and her marriage is falling apart. Her husband Paco (Imanol Aris) is in the military and always gone. Its evident he does not miss her but Leo looks forward to when he comes home. Definitely a more somber and straight laced story by one of the most irreverent directors in ages. Paredes is always captivating and she seems at ease playing women with deep rooted problems. Film follows her as Leo must learn all over again how to enjoy life and most important, to like herself! Slow moving film as some genuine moments from Paredes but its not one of Almodovars better efforts.

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