A fascist lawyer by day, a dazzling drag queen by night — Spain's most dangerous secret.
During the Primo de Rivera dictatorship, young, wealthy Lluis de Serracant leads a double life: by day he's a lawyer, and by night he's a transvestite performer known to his fans as "Flower of Autumn".
Acting
José Sacristán's vulnerable, transformative dual performance.
Direction
Olea balances camp spectacle with genuine pathos.
Costume
Flor de Otoño's gowns are legendary.
Director
Pedro Olea
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Spain's transition from Francoism, this was radical — depicting queer life sympathetically when it was still criminalized. The film barely survived censorship.
Sacristán reportedly kept his Flor de Otoño costumes. The real 'Autumn Flower' was based on Barcelona's underground drag scene of the 1920s-30s, nearly erased by Franco.
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