The Secret
Genres
Overview
Marie, who works as a successful door-to-door encyclopedia salesperson, has been married to her husband Francois for 12 years and has a two-year-old son. Though she is relatively content with her life, she feels something is wanting. Enter 50-year old African-American Bill. Initially she is annoyed by his insouciance, but she finds that she is irresistibly attracted to him. Soon the two are in the midst of sordid illicit affair. She knows little about her new lover, and he seems uninterested in learning about her, but the long sessions of lovemaking are something else entirely. Feeling out of control, Marie is increasingly repelled by her own actions. Psychologically, she struggles to reconcile her torrid encounters with Bill and mundane domestic chores such as bathing her son. Moreover, she finds herself incapable of hiding her adulterous behavior, rather she comes home with scratches and hickeys all over her body, to the devastation Francois.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
107 min
Release Date
2000-11-01
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
113
Vote Average
7.2
Anne Coesens
Marie
Michel Bompoil
François
Tony Todd
Bill
Jacqueline Jehanneuf
Mère de Marie
Aladin Reibel
Rémy
Quentin Rossi
Paul
Valérie Vogt
Séverine
Frédéric Sauzay
Luc
Natalya Ermilova
Ana
Charlotte Pradon
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