Publication ｜Sophia Linguistica
Yoko Yada
Spanish film director and screenwriter Pedro Almodóvar has presented the reality of
Spanish society through his plenty of works since the 80s. Especially he is well known as
the director who describes Spanish women, who struggle to survive in severe situations.
Almodóvar always includes his own messages in the lines, however, it is not so easy to
recognise and understand the meaning. This article aims to analyse the female lines of
the film La flor de mi secreto (The Flower of My Secret) from the semiotic point of view.
Through the analysis, we will know the relationship between the social representation of
the film and the intention of the director. And also we will find out what kind of message
the Spanish director tried to put into the lines of the heroines of this film.
