Un hombre llamado Flor de Otoño

Set in Barcelona in the 1920s, the character of the transvestite Flor de Otoño is one of the first appearances of a homosexual in Spanish cinema. His character also exhibits his anarchist ideology, in deep consonance with the revolutionary movements of the time, as a call for rebellion against the dictatorship.

The historical setting as well as the world of cabaret and cuplé allows Sacristán to unfold a fascinating assimilation of the performative and cultural characteristics of this subculture, as well as illuminating the dichotomy of people who lead a double life, like Lluís, the protagonist. Undoubtedly, a landmark film by director Pedro Olea.

Synopsis: Lluís de Serracant is a young lawyer from a bourgeois Catalan family, which does not prevent him from leading a surprising double life: during the day he deals with the affairs of his work as a lawyer; at night he transforms himself into Flor de Otoño, a well-known transvestite who performs in a small cabaret in Barcelona.