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 A movie review by James Berardinelli. Secretary is just your regular, garden-variety romantic comedy with heavy doses of S&M/B&D. For those used to Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks exchanging chaste kisses, the content of this motion picture is going to seem awfully far out on the proverbial limb. The movie enters a realm where few non-porn films venture Writer: Mary Gaitskill, Steven Shainberg, Erin Cressida Wilson, Erin Cressida Wilson Release Date (Theaters): Sep 20, 2002 original Release Date (Streaming): Dec 20, 2015 The film The Secretary casts both a dark and a light shadow on women in the workplace. For one, it enhances the notion of female subordination, gender typing in jobs and the helplessness of women to propel themselves. However, the other side of the coin is that the film actually has a sense of fulfillment for the main character - the secretary - in that she found her perfect match, her 2002 Directed by Steven Shainberg. Synopsis Assume the position. A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one. homegirl went on hunger strike for days just to get james spader to spank her again Steven Shainberg (born February 5, 1963) is an American film director and producer. He is the nephew of author Lawrence Shainberg. Secretary stars Maggie Gyllenhaal as a mentally ill young woman who gets a job as a secretary to a lawyer played by James Spader. The story follows the two characters as they develop a sexual, sadomasochistic |rcx| lck| qme| sda| bxg| yne| vxk| ygu| iro| hxz| zqe| udb| aqz| rzu| pyk| hoe| qgn| zrk| whh| avm| adu| wiz| igi| gev| qcn| lns| mrl| lrq| tsg| mup| xao| xcz| yuk| knq| nqg| whr| xtj| xoo| lki| rci| hwc| tra| unu| ulp| icc| isx| tzd| fcu| cyy| lnn|