Le Secret (2000) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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On the surface Marie seems happy. She's been married to Francois for twelve years and they have a 2-year-old son, Paul, together. But the surface begins to crack when the couple fight over having a second child, Francois wants one but Marie doesn't. In the midst of this all, Marie meets Bill, a hand

Cast & Crew

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Virginie Wagon

Anne Coesens

Michel Bompoil

Tony Todd

Quentin Rossi

Jacqueline Jehanneuf

Film Details

Also Known As

Secret, The

Genre

Drama

Release Date

2000

Production Company

Agora Films (Switzerland); Centre National Du Cinema; Diaphana Distribution; Diaphana Films; Ercidan Films; France 3 Cinéma; Playtime; Procirep; StudioCanal

Distribution Company

ARROW RELEASING/LES FILMS CHRISTAL; Arrow Releasing; Alta Films; CinTart; Cinema Mondo; Cts; Diaphana Distribution; Les Films Christal; Les Films Christal; Studiocanal UK; Warner Bros. Pictures International; X Verleih

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 47m

Synopsis

On the surface Marie seems happy. She's been married to Francois for twelve years and they have a 2-year-old son, Paul, together. But the surface begins to crack when the couple fight over having a second child, Francois wants one but Marie doesn't. In the midst of this all, Marie meets Bill, a handsome 50-year-old expatriot. The two embark on a passionate love affair that has Marie torn. She doesn't want to pull her family apart, yet she finds herself unable to stop.

Director

Virginie Wagon

Cast

Anne Coesens

Michel Bompoil

Tony Todd

Quentin Rossi

Jacqueline Jehanneuf

Aladin Reibel

Valerie Vogt

Frederic Sauzay

Natalya Ermilova

Charlotte Pradon

Jeanne Cellard

Yanitz Grunhard

Chantal Lambrechts

Marie'S Colleague

Christian Bobet

Paul Ielkin

Nouka Maximoff

Idiot Boy'S Mother

Kim Kimberly

Bill'S Mistress

Yannick Dixneuf

Brasserie Waiter

Vanessa Lapierre

Isabelle Tanakil

Stall Representative

Judith Perron

Jose Valls

Jay Arlen Jones

Ariane Pick

Richard Malbequi

Estelle Vincent

Jean-marc Chemouli

Michele Hery

Crew

Anne Bergamaschi

Chuck Berry

Song Performer ("You Never Can Tell")

Dominique Billier

Scenario Consultant

Jeanne Biras

Olivier Bourqui

Special Effects

Brigitte Brassart

Production Designer

Arno Caravel

Assistant Director

Antoine Carrard

Aude Cathelin

Pascal Chauvin

Jean-marie Cuvilo

Jean-marc Delplanque

Animal Trainer (Fauna Films)

Jean-marc Fabre

Director Of Photography

Gilles Fargout

Eric Garandjean

Unit Production Manager

Glass

Song Performer ("The Civil Wars, Act V The Rome Section")

Claude Gorophal

Severine Goulet

Laurence Grosjean

Pascale Guegan

Eve Guillou

Assistant Director

Ludovic Henault

Lou Inglebert

Jean-christophe Jule

Sound Re-Recording Engineer

Yannick Kergoat

Daniel Larrieu

Choreogrpahy Consultant

Richard Malbequi

Production Manager

Francois Marquis

Stephane Mary

Unit Manager (Additional Crew)

Marie Massiani

Sound Re-Recording Engineer

Maureen Meyer

Script Supervisor

Pierre Milon

Additional Crew Director Of Photography

Nicolas Royer

Production Manager (Additional Crew)

Michel Saint-jean

Associate Producer

Brigitte Slama

Costume Designer

Alexia Stresi

Sttphane Thitbaut

Mathieu Thouvenot

Assistant Director

Virginie Wagon

Virginie Wagon

Erick Zonca

Erick Zonca

Film Details

Also Known As

Secret, The

Genre

Drama

Release Date

2000

Production Company

Agora Films (Switzerland); Centre National Du Cinema; Diaphana Distribution; Diaphana Films; Ercidan Films; France 3 Cinéma; Playtime; Procirep; StudioCanal

Distribution Company

ARROW RELEASING/LES FILMS CHRISTAL; Arrow Releasing; Alta Films; CinTart; Cinema Mondo; Cts; Diaphana Distribution; Les Films Christal; Les Films Christal; Studiocanal UK; Warner Bros. Pictures International; X Verleih

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 47m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner Prix Tournage (best picture) at the 2000 French-American Film Workshop in Avignon.

Released in United States June 2000

Released in United States April 2001

Shown at the French-American Film Workshop in Avignon, June 22-27, 2000.

Shown at Avignon/New York Film Festival (in competition) in New York City (French Institute) April 16-22, 2001.

Feature directorial debut for screenwriter Virginie Wagon.

Released in United States June 2000 (Shown at the French-American Film Workshop in Avignon, June 22-27, 2000.)

Released in United States April 2001 (Shown at Avignon/New York Film Festival (in competition) in New York City (French Institute) April 16-22, 2001.)

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