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Release Date:
14 November 2002 (Israel)
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Tagline:
Assume the position. more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 14 wins
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17 nominations
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(57 articles)
HBO options a sexually charged series from Oprah's production company
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Oprah Winfrey Sets Up Sexually Charged HBO Series
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Intriguing story
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | James Spader | ... | Mr. Grey |
 | Maggie Gyllenhaal | ... | Lee Holloway |
 | Jeremy Davies | ... | Peter |
 | Lesley Ann Warren | ... | Joan Holloway |
 | Stephen McHattie | ... | Burt Holloway |
 | Patrick Bauchau | ... | Dr. Twardon |
 | Jessica Tuck | ... | Tricia O'Connor |
 | Oz Perkins | ... | Jonathan |
 | Amy Locane | ... | Lee's Sister |
 | Mary Joy | ... | Sylvia |
 | Michael Mantell | ... | Stewart |
 | Lily Knight | ... | Paralegal |
 | Sabrina Grdevich | ... | Allison |
 | Lacey Kohl | ... | Louisa |
 | Julene Renee | ... | Jessica |
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Rated R for strong sexuality, some nudity, depiction of behavioral disorders, and language.
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104 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Ireland:18 |
Finland:K-15 (self applied) (2006) (TV rating) |
Finland:K-18 (self applied) (2006) (DVD) |
Italy:T |
Iceland:16 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:MA |
Brazil:16 |
Canada:18A |
France:-12 |
Germany:16 |
Japan:R-15 |
Netherlands:16 |
New Zealand:R18 |
Norway:15 |
Peru:18 |
Philippines:R-13 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Singapore:R(A) |
South Korea:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R (certificate #38664) |
Canada:16+ (Quebec)
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The producers got a permit for the wrong park when Lee walks home. The producer on set had to distract the local law enforcement that showed up while the scenes were filmed.
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Continuity: Mr. Grey slams a letter on Lee's desk and he has circled the letter 'f' in the word 'knowledfe', which Lee has mistyped. When Mr. Grey brings Lee into his office and makes her bend over to read the mistyped letter she just placed on the desk, we see that the entire word is circled, not just the letter 'f,' as was seen before. Not only that, but the word circled in the letter Lee reads is "illuminatinh", rather than "knowledfe".
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Spoofed in My Big Fat Independent Movie (2005)
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Whatchamacallit
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What's up with the worm?more
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Secretary is the first of its kind - a very dark love story. First of its kind in that it deals with themes never seen before seen in mainstream Hollywood cinema - S&M, sexual dominance and submission.
Maggie Gyllenhaal is outstanding in a potential minefield of a role - she handles it with dignity and even provides some effective dark humour.
The story here is that her character, Lee, applies for a job as a secretary for the firm owned by James Spader's brilliant Mr Grey. However, Lee has a history of self-harm and masochism and Grey has a dominance complex along with a very sadistic streak. Combine these 2 in theory and you have 2 very happy people. But this is no ordinary love story...
Spader, as stated, is brilliant. He brings an icy steel to the troubled Grey, but also provides a touch of black humour which comes at some great moments to 'release the tension'.
For the themes supplied here you'd probably expect a lot of raunchiness - well there are sexual moments, of course, but there is nothing gratuitous, which is in itself an achievement and well handled.
Overall it's quirky, off-beat, and a little bit different.
Worth a view.