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Sep 27, 2002 · "Secretary" approaches the tricky subject of sadomasochism with a stealthy tread, avoiding the dangers of making it either too offensive, or too funny. Because S/M involves postures that are absorbing for the participants but absurd to the onlooker, we tend to giggle at the wrong times. Here is a film where we giggle at the right times. The director, Steven Shainberg, has succeeded by focusing ...
She finds work as a secretary for a rigid and demanding attorney, E. Edward Grey (James Spader), and starts dating the kind but dull Peter (Jeremy Davies). ... 78% Tomatometer 158 Reviews 82% ...
- (4.6K)
- Steven Shainberg
- R
- James Spader
Secretary is a 2002 American erotic romantic comedy-drama film directed by Steven Shainberg from a screenplay by Erin Cressida Wilson, based on the 1988 short story of the same name by Mary Gaitskill. [2] [5] [6] Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader, the film explores the intense relationship between a dominant lawyer and his submissive ...
- $9.3 million
- Angelo Badalamenti
- $4 million
- Andrew Fierberg, Amy Hobby, Steven Shainberg
Oct 11, 2002 · Secretary: Directed by Steven Shainberg. With James Spader, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Davies, Lesley Ann Warren. A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.
- (96K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Steven Shainberg
- 2002-10-11
Sep 20, 2002 · ComandanteCobra. Oct 15, 2021. An unsual film; a psychological drama: smart, romantic, erotic, with characters grow. It tell the story **** that begin a journey of self-discovery after being released by a mental instituition.
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- James Spader
- R
Sep 20, 2002 · Running time: 104 minutes. This film is rated R. WITH: James Spader (Mr. Grey), Maggie Gyllenhaal (Lee Holloway), Jeremy Davies (Peter), Lesley Ann Warren (Joan Holloway), Stephen McHattie (Burt ...
Full Review | Apr 29, 2009. A feel-good movie about sadomasochism, the seriocomic Secretary manages to be simultaneously subversive and sweet...In the wrong hands, the conceit could have turned ...
