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Un Secret (2008)
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Reviews Counted:51
Fresh:40
Rotten:11
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: A Secret is poignant, sad, and beautifully crafted, featuring fine performances that stave off a drift toward soap opera territory.
Synopsis: A SECRET follows the saga of a Jewish family in post-World War II Paris. François, a solitary, imaginative child, invents for himself a brother as well as the story of his parents` past. But on his... [More]
Starring: Cecile de France, Patrick Bruel, Ludivine Sagnier, Julie Depardieu
Director: Claude Miller
Reviews for Un Secret
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It is a deeply moving and heartfelt story that makes an indelible impression on the viewers' hearts and minds. Full Review |
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The title of this movie suggests the difficulty in writing about it. You can't reveal a secret without spoiling it, and in this intriguing, complex family drama spread out over several time frames covering half a century, the secrets keep on coming Full Review |
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In Un Secret, French filmmaker Claude Miller expertly weaves together a family history, merging the personal and political, the celebratory and the tragic, while incorporating three distinct time periods. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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Sagnier beautifully plays the most crucial moment. She's part of a fine ensemble cast that somewhat obscures the heavy-handed symbolism and punch-pulling finale. Full Review |
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B |
Avoiding histrionics and overstatement, Un Secret reveals a story about a family's past suffering that may not be unique, but in this telling is quietly powerful. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Miller's lyrical use of fleshy details, such as the way de France's black bathing suit clings to her proud body, brings his movie a tactile humanity. Full Review |
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 2/4 |
A structural mess that turns contrived just when it should be hitting home. Full Review |
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Miller and his excellent cast create characters whom we can understand and even empathize with, even as they commit horrible breaches of faith. Full Review |
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10/10 |
Beautifully and poignantly captures the complexities of being a Jew in France from the 1930's to the present, where layers of a family's history are revealed by jumping back and forth in time. Full Review |
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4/4 |
A Secret is a showcase for great acting. Full Review |
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A fine drama that stands as Gallic vet Claude Miller's best in at least a decade. Full Review |
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4.5/5 |
A remarkable film with an unusual story. Full Review |
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B+ |
Given its crackerjack performances and fine evocation of period, Miller’s film has already been a popular offering in Paris and should not long remain a secret from sophisticated moviegoers when it opens in the States. Full Review |
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B+ |
Suitably tense, sad, and deeply poignant. Full Review |
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1/5 |
A blue-chip cast and handsome stagings do little to prevent this French movie being a muddled, pretentious washout. Substantial re-editing might have helped. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Engaging wartime drama that pulls off a bold narrative shift, thanks to impressive direction and superb performances from a talented ensemble cast. Full Review |
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3/4 |
The acting is exceptional. If parts of A Secret veer toward soap opera, the ensemble work reduces the suds to a minimum. Full Review |
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I was not prepared for the climactic emotional devastation, but as all the pieces fall into place, the film crystallises as perfectly as Tania's flawless backward high dive piercing through the clear water with beauty and precision. Full Review |
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2/4 |
The soapy climax is unnecessary. Full Review |
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