DVD 107 mins
Suitable for 18 years and over
Secretary [2003]
In Collection
#268

Seen It:
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Comedy, Drama, Erotica
USA  /  English

James Spader
Maggie Gyllenhaal

Director Steven Shainberg

Secretary is a kinky love story featuring a standout performance by Maggie Gyllenhaal, an offbeat young actress in her first starring role. Gyllenhaal plays Lee, a nervous girl who compulsively cuts herself, but who then gets a job as a secretary for Edward, an imperious lawyer (James Spader, an old hand at tales of perverse affection). Edward's reprimands for typos and spelling errors begin with mild humiliation, but as Lee responds to his orders--which are driven as much by his own anxieties and fears as any sense of order--the punishments escalate to spankings, shackles and more.

Secretary walks a fine line: it finds sly humour in these sadomasochistic doings without turning them into a gag and it takes Lee and Edward's mutual desires seriously without getting self-righteous or pompous. Certainly not a movie for everyone, but some people may be unexpectedly stirred up by this smart and steamy tale of repressed passion. --Bret Fetzer

Edition Details
Barcode 5023965344823
Region 0
Release Date 05/01/2004
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
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