Flowers in film: The meaningful roles they’ve played

Picked as much for their symbolism as their elegance and color, these blooms add something special to the scenes they grace. Some might say they rival the presence of the actors themselves.

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If you’ve seen Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, and Toto falling asleep in a field of red poppies, the image is likely locked in your mind for eternity.

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The film made clever use of the majestic bloom in so many ways, and there’s been considerable debate over the years about its meaning.

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Memoirs of a Geisha

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There’s a haunting quality about Broken Flowers, a film about a sad man who spends the majority of his days alone, life simply moving along as he sits in solitude.

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Flowers in film: The meaningful roles they’ve played

Picked as much for their symbolism as their elegance and color, these blooms add something special to the scenes they grace. Some might say they rival the presence of the actors themselves.

If you’ve seen Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, and Toto falling asleep in a field of red poppies, the image is likely locked in your mind for eternity.

The Wizard of Oz

The film made clever use of the majestic bloom in so many ways, and there’s been considerable debate over the years about its meaning.

American Beauty

Memoirs of a Geisha

Prepare to be positively enchanted by Memoirs of a Geisha. If the story itself doesn’t grip you, the stunning scenery will certainly do the job.

There’s a haunting quality about Broken Flowers, a film about a sad man who spends the majority of his days alone, life simply moving along as he sits in solitude.

Broken Flowers

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