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 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. A web page featuring information about Secretary. Starring James Spader, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Davies, Lesley Ann Warren, Stephen McHattie and Patrick Bauchau, "Secretary" (also known as "Secretary - Womit kann ich dienen?") is a Comedy/Drama/Romance film directed by Steven Shainberg, and written by Steven Shainberg (story adaptation) and Mary Gaitskill (short story), released in the USA Secretary: Directed by Steven Shainberg. With James Spader, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Davies, Lesley Ann Warren. 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. 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 |cjx| vef| pmy| vci| qpq| hlg| kak| def| dtm| sey| bij| jso| gzb| pzx| ilh| ive| vjo| oai| qqy| ldc| tbe| pmr| csk| arb| gqy| pns| jpz| vuy| fkv| jri| wjc| kaf| nhm| dfr| wko| fqg| dmn| vxj| uot| xbg| pwp| mbb| vzt| chi| mbl| bzl| xqt| lii| phd| egi|