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Secretary
7.4
/10
8,674 Ratings

SECRETARY

Directed by Steven Shainberg
United States, 2002
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Cult

Synopsis

Lee Holloway, a young woman with a history of severe emotional problems, is released from a psychiatric institution. She finds work as a secretary to the attorney E. Edward Grey, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.

Synopsis

Lee Holloway, a young woman with a history of severe emotional problems, is released from a psychiatric institution. She finds work as a secretary to the attorney E. Edward Grey, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.

Our take

Reclaiming kink for the United States of America, indie It-girl Maggie Gyllenhaal squared off against James Spader (Sex, Lies, and Videotape) in this brilliantly provocative, now cult romance about a strange sexual understanding. The film won a Special Jury Prize at Sundance—“for its originality”.