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Choses secrètes (2002) 6.1
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Reviews: 31 user | 45 critic | 20 from Metacritic.com Two young women find themselves struggling to survive in Paris, street-wise Nathalie, a stripper, and naïve Sandrine, a barmaid. Together, they discover that sex can be used to their ... See full summary » Director:Jean-Claude BrisseauWriter:Jean-Claude Brisseau |
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Coralie Revel | ... |
Nathalie
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Sandrine
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Roger Miremont | ... |
Delacroix
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Christophe
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Blandine Bury | ... |
Charlotte
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Olivier Soler | ... |
Cadene
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Viviane Théophildès | ... |
Mme. Mercier
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Dorothée Picard | ... |
Delacroix's Mother
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Pierre Gabaston | ... |
Bar Patron
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María Luisa García | ... |
Sandrine's Mother
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Arnaud Goujon | ... |
Personnel Manager
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Liès Kidji | ... |
The Young Thief
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Patricia Candido Trinca | ... |
Office Employee
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Lydia Chopart | ... |
Office Employee
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Michaël Couvreur | ... |
Office Employee
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Two young women find themselves struggling to survive in Paris, street-wise Nathalie, a stripper, and naïve Sandrine, a barmaid. Together, they discover that sex can be used to their advantage, and pleasure. Both find positions in the office of a large bank, where bored, under-stimulated, prey are easy pickings. After making their way though several layers of executives at the bank, with destructive, and lucrative, results, they approach Christophe, scion to the bank director. What they don't know is that Christophe is a manipulative voyeur, whose last two lovers set themselves on fire when he rejected them. A connoisseur of high-class orgies, Christophe is only interested in new talent to satisfy the appetites of all whom he controls. In Christophe, the girls have found an opponent who knows all their wiles, and will challenge their simple under-class friendship with levels of jealousy and ecstasy that they have never experienced before. Will they survive? Written by DarkStarZumaBeachSurfinApolcalypseWow
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The delectably twisted fable centers on two penniless but shapely young women who set out to better their social station by manipulating men.Parents Guide:
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Country:
FranceLanguage:
FrenchRelease Date:
16 October 2002 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Coisas Secretas See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$2,526 (USA) (30 January 2004)Gross:
$104,533 (USA) (9 July 2004)Company Credits
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Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), La Sorcière Rouge, Les Aventuriers de l'Image See more »
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Nathalie: Nothing.
Sandrine: But you excite them.
Nathalie: Usually it's routine.
Sandrine: Usually?
Nathalie: On stage once, I came the hardest I ever had.
Sandrine: Even with a guy?
Nathalie: That night I came the hardest I ever had.
Sandrine: Why?
Nathalie: Because people were watching.
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Written by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by The Academy of Ancient Music
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Chosen by "Les Cahiers du cinéma" (France) as one of the 10 best pictures of 2002 (#01, with "Ten") See more »Goofs
The end of the movie is supposed to take place after Nathalie is released from prison, several years after the main plot takes place. Yet the movies advertised on the advertisement pillar in the background (See Spot Run, Town & Country) were released in France around the same weeks as the movies referenced in the main plot's time frame (Sleepwalker etc.). See more »Quotes
Sandrine: What do you feel dancing naked with all those people watching?Nathalie: Nothing.
Sandrine: But you excite them.
Nathalie: Usually it's routine.
Sandrine: Usually?
Nathalie: On stage once, I came the hardest I ever had.
Sandrine: Even with a guy?
Nathalie: That night I came the hardest I ever had.
Sandrine: Why?
Nathalie: Because people were watching.
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Concerto for the Prince of PolandWritten by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by The Academy of Ancient Music
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One of the best movies I've seen in a while. Not for the conservative minded or squeamish, from beginning to end there is little more than sex. But that's integral to the plot. This is a movie that showcases the violence and the decay that is just under the surface of respectable society. It's about two strong characters who begin down the road to a tragedy of their own making. It questions morality, it pushes the limits, it steps over 'that thin line', and it takes us over the line with it. It is human weakness, irrationality, and most of all, obsession, on film.
The acting, both in and out of the "bedroom" was excellent. It is sometimes hard to follow, especially with the subtitles, but that only makes watching it a second time more worth it. I've never seen it on sale or for rent in a store, but if you have an online DVD rental service, then you'll have no problem getting a hold of it.