‘Flowers’: Attention in the Wrong Direction

A woman receives flowers and gives the wrong message to all involved.

Ane (Nagore Aranburu) dropping a bouquet off at a crash site, in “Flowers” (GJW+).

NR | 1h 39m | Drama | 2015

There’s a certain comfort in rituals—the ones we inherit, and the ones we invent to survive. Like “My Sailor, My Love” (2018), which explored aging and reconnection without the need for sex scenes and melodrama, “Flowers” (original title: “Loreak”) avoids the typical modern romantic movie tropes.