Secret Things

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Secret Things

Released Jan 2, 2004

1h 53m

Drama

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When Sandrine (Sabrina Seyvecou), a bartender at a strip club, loses her job for refusing to have sex with a customer, she moves in with stripper Nathalie (Coralie Revel), who teaches her how to use her sexuality to win over men. Together, the two find work at a bank, determined to sleep their way to the top. While Sandrine destroys the life of middle-aged executive Delacroix (Roger Mirmont), Nathalie is drawn to Christophe Bernay (Fabrice Deville), the depraved son of the firm's dying founder.

Critics Consensus

Pretentious and trashy.

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 3/5

Jul 22, 2005

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Tom Long

Detroit News

A lot of sexy stuff wrapped in an obvious morality tale with some philosophical hooey and clunky symbols thrown in to justify the cheap, but undeniable, thrills.

Rated: C+

May 14, 2004

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John Monaghan

Detroit Free Press

While some might mistake it as a bitter view of sexual politics and empowerment, it's also pretty crass filmmaking.

Rated: 2/4

May 14, 2004

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Steve Warren

Southern Voice (Atlanta)

Things get kinkier and more surprising by the minute, with unexpected turns ranging from the intrusion of true love to a wedding reception in the form of an orgy.

Rated: 3.5/4

May 7, 2023

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Brisseau's filmmaking style is artful and clever ... so it's a pity when he begins to wallow in corny moralising and operatic excesses.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 26, 2005

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

I wouldn't entirely dismiss it, but I would be reluctant to say I found too much about it that warmed my heart and appeased my soul.

Rated: C+

Nov 30, 2004

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Liam D

Even though the movie is all about Sex, Sex, Sex it's shows the consequences of that with some powerful moments

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/12/22

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Audience Member

Some lesbo sex. a bit of hetero sex. and a slightly better than average "CLIMBING THE CORPORATE LADDER VIA SEX" PLOT. "SECRET THINGS" IS THE KIND OF FILM THAT YOU WATCH AT NIGHT, AND FORGET ABOUT THE NEXT DAY.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

Why did I love this when all other critics thought it was garbage? Because it does not glorify wanton sex, drugs and carnal delusion. Lots of very hot sex and nudity followed by an evil, twisted plot of two stunning women determined to destroy men intentionally to get what they want. However it all backfires in the end. So how did we get a lovely and rewarding happy ending from all this? Watch and see for the fun of it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

A few hot scenes but other than that...

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

Was reasonably interesting for most of its duration, but throws this all away at the end. Degenerates into incredibly stupid and meaningless scenes, complete with pretentious fantasy sequences.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

Eh.. best kept secret.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Jean-Claude Brisseau

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Coralie Revel

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Sabrina Seyvecou

Sandrine

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Synopsis

When Sandrine (Sabrina Seyvecou), a bartender at a strip club, loses her job for refusing to have sex with a customer, she moves in with stripper Nathalie (Coralie Revel), who teaches her how to use her sexuality to win over men. Together, the two find work at a bank, determined to sleep their way to the top. While Sandrine destroys the life of middle-aged executive Delacroix (Roger Mirmont), Nathalie is drawn to Christophe Bernay (Fabrice Deville), the depraved son of the firm's dying founder.

Director: Jean-Claude Brisseau
Producer: Jean-François Geneix
Screenwriter: Jean-Claude Brisseau
Distributor: First Run
Production Co: Centre National de la Cinematographie
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 2, 2004, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 17, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $104.5K
Runtime: 1h 53m

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