Secretary
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 such as erotic spanking and petplay.
Plot
Lee Holloway is the socially awkward and emotionally sensitive youngest daughter of a dysfunctional family. After having been committed to a mental hospital following an extreme incident of self-harm, she attempts to readjust to normal life.
Awards
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author | Steven Shainberg |
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award | Sundance Special Jury Prize for Originality |
director | Steven Shainberg |
editor | Pam Wise |
events | dysfunctional family |
genre | comedy-drama romance |
keywords | awaken bdsm corporal punishment family friend force hunger strike mental hospital move omorashi sexual encounter socially awkward spell type typo typographical error urinate in her dress wedding gown |
musicBy | Angelo Badalamenti |
producer | Amy Hobby Andrew Fierberg Steven Shainberg |
productionCompany | double A Films |
publisher | AFI Catalog of Feature Films Lions Gate Films |
theme | dance independent romantic comedy |