The film concludes with a sense of "boundless, faint melancholy," mirrored by the soundtrack "Holes" by Mercury Rev . Key Information Director Virginie Wagon Main Cast
Le Secret (2000) is a provocative French drama directed by that explores the psychological unraveling of a woman living a seemingly perfect life. Core Premise Le secret (2000)
Marie is a 35-year-old door-to-door encyclopedia saleswoman living a stable middle-class life outside Paris. She has a loving husband, François, and a young son, but she feels an inexplicable lack of fulfillment. Her routine is shattered when she meets Bill, a reclusive African American choreographer on sabbatical, and begins an intense, graphic affair. Plot Highlights The film concludes with a sense of "boundless,
Anne Coësens (Marie), Michel Bompoil (François), Tony Todd (Bill) 107–109 minutes Awards She has a loving husband, François, and a
What begins as curiosity turns into a "sordid illicit affair". Marie becomes like an "addict," unable to stop despite the destruction it causes to her family.
Michel d'Ornano Award (Deauville Film Festival); French Shooting Award (Avignon) Described as "riveting," "graphic," and "sensitive"
The film concludes with a sense of "boundless, faint melancholy," mirrored by the soundtrack "Holes" by Mercury Rev . Key Information Director Virginie Wagon Main Cast
Le Secret (2000) is a provocative French drama directed by that explores the psychological unraveling of a woman living a seemingly perfect life. Core Premise
Marie is a 35-year-old door-to-door encyclopedia saleswoman living a stable middle-class life outside Paris. She has a loving husband, François, and a young son, but she feels an inexplicable lack of fulfillment. Her routine is shattered when she meets Bill, a reclusive African American choreographer on sabbatical, and begins an intense, graphic affair. Plot Highlights
Anne Coësens (Marie), Michel Bompoil (François), Tony Todd (Bill) 107–109 minutes Awards
What begins as curiosity turns into a "sordid illicit affair". Marie becomes like an "addict," unable to stop despite the destruction it causes to her family.
Michel d'Ornano Award (Deauville Film Festival); French Shooting Award (Avignon) Described as "riveting," "graphic," and "sensitive"