A man called Autum Flower

Set in the Barcelona of the 1920s, the character of the transvestite Flower of Autumn is one of the first appearances of a homosexual in Spanish cinematography. His character also exhibits his anarchist ideology, in deep consonance with the revolutionary movements of the moment, as a call to rebel against the dictatorship. The historical setting, in addition to the world of cabaret and cuplé, allows Sacristán to display 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. Without a doubt, a landmark film by director Pedro Olea. Lluis de Serracant leads a double life. By day he's a young lawyer, scion of a Catalan bourgeois family. At night he's a transvestite performer known to his fans as "Flower of Autumn".