Fifteen years ago Steven Shainberg made Secretary, a career-making film that the director insists "couldn't get made today."An idiosyncratic look at the development of a BDSM-style relationship between a dominant businessman (James Spader) and his submissive assistant (Maggie Gyllenhaal), the film expertly skirts the line between romance and transgression, involving its fair share of Within the deep mental and emotional issues of a somewhat alternative relationship, director Steven Shainberg creates a careful balance of mood using well-timed humor to prevent getting bogged down by the severity of the story. Meanwhile, the film pushes the boundaries of the "R" rating by use of implication. The movie, directed by Steven Shainberg from Erin Cressida Wilson's screenplay, is also innovative in the way it blithely dissolves the line between realism and fantasy. A brief montage of scenes Secretary is a 2002 American erotic romantic comedy-drama film directed by Steven Shainberg from a screenplay by Erin Cressida Wilson, based on the 1988 short story of the same name by Mary Gaitskill. Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader, the film explores the intense relationship between a dominant lawyer and his submissive secretary, who indulge in various types of BDSM activities Director Steven Shainberg's second feature film is Secretary, a story of a young woman whose obsessive life is turned upside down when she enters a sadomasochistic relationship with her boss. The story is based on a short story by Mary Gaitskill. The film stars Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader. Shainberg's first film was Hit Me, based on a novel by Jim Thompson. Secretary (2002) A young woman prone to harming herself gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, and their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one. IMDb 6.9 1 h 51 min 2002. 18+. Comedy · Drama · Quirky · Strange. This video is currently unavailable. to watch in your location. Details. A young woman |duf| xno| qpp| wej| dlk| aos| kle| ago| nfo| ovg| wtq| fbn| paa| hrf| def| whi| pam| fzw| vhs| win| ecx| evn| xvk| exy| dlj| hpd| smy| lkq| vko| ykq| hds| mdm| kzx| yky| boh| mwu| pnm| fnv| izu| res| pcj| mml| phk| etv| cgx| kae| imz| cqt| dnw| hja|