Secret Things

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Secret Things

2004

1h 53m

Drama

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When Sandrine (Sabrina Seyvecou), a bartender at a strip club, loses her job for refusing to have sex with a customer, she moves in with stripper Nathalie (Coralie Revel), who teaches her how to use her sexuality to win over men. Together, the two find work at a bank, determined to sleep their way to the top. While Sandrine destroys the life of middle-aged executive Delacroix (Roger Mirmont), Nathalie is drawn to Christophe Bernay (Fabrice Deville), the depraved son of the firm's dying founder.

Critics Consensus

Pretentious and trashy.

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Tom Long

Detroit News

May 14, 2004

C+

A lot of sexy stuff wrapped in an obvious morality tale with some philosophical hooey and clunky symbols thrown in to justify the cheap, but undeniable, thrills.

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John Monaghan

Detroit Free Press

May 14, 2004

2/4

While some might mistake it as a bitter view of sexual politics and empowerment, it's also pretty crass filmmaking.

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

May 3, 2004

... a sexy movie.

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Steve Warren

Southern Voice (Atlanta)

May 7, 2023

3.5/4

Things get kinkier and more surprising by the minute, with unexpected turns ranging from the intrusion of true love to a wedding reception in the form of an orgy.

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Aug 26, 2005

2.5/5

Brisseau's filmmaking style is artful and clever ... so it's a pity when he begins to wallow in corny moralising and operatic excesses.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Nov 30, 2004

C+

I wouldn't entirely dismiss it, but I would be reluctant to say I found too much about it that warmed my heart and appeased my soul.

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SIMAS C

@simas_eros Oct 23, 2026

An incredibly erotic film about sexual discovery, surrender, manipulation, and power—presented in a light, almost surrealistic manner—following two young women who engage in a wide array of sexual experiences to gain control over powerful men. It is the first installment in a trilogy by Jean-Claude Brisseau exploring these themes.

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Slava C

@Slvslv Jul 23, 2025

An OK plot, beautiful sex scenes, kinda abstract dialogues (in a bad way), sudden chilé attack, terrible ending. Beautiful female bodies. Pretty meh after all.

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Sep 16, 2018

Some lesbo sex. a bit of hetero sex. and a slightly better than average "CLIMBING THE CORPORATE LADDER VIA SEX" PLOT. "SECRET THINGS" IS THE KIND OF FILM THAT YOU WATCH AT NIGHT, AND FORGET ABOUT THE NEXT DAY.

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Jun 22, 2016

Why did I love this when all other critics thought it was garbage? Because it does not glorify wanton sex, drugs and carnal delusion. Lots of very hot sex and nudity followed by an evil, twisted plot of two stunning women determined to destroy men intentionally to get what they want. However it all backfires in the end. So how did we get a lovely and rewarding happy ending from all this? Watch and see for the fun of it.

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Oct 27, 2015

A few hot scenes but other than that...

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Grant S

@grantss Jan 15, 2013

Was reasonably interesting for most of its duration, but throws this all away at the end. Degenerates into incredibly stupid and meaningless scenes, complete with pretentious fantasy sequences.

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Synopsis

When Sandrine (Sabrina Seyvecou), a bartender at a strip club, loses her job for refusing to have sex with a customer, she moves in with stripper Nathalie (Coralie Revel), who teaches her how to use her sexuality to win over men. Together, the two find work at a bank, determined to sleep their way to the top. While Sandrine destroys the life of middle-aged executive Delacroix (Roger Mirmont), Nathalie is drawn to Christophe Bernay (Fabrice Deville), the depraved son of the firm's dying founder.

Director: Jean-Claude Brisseau
Producer: Jean-François Geneix
Screenwriter: Jean-Claude Brisseau
Distributor: First Run
Production Co: Centre National de la Cinematographie
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 2, 2004, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 17, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $104.5K
Runtime: 1h 53m

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