The Secret (Le Secret) 24 years old
Marie, who works as a successful door-to-door encyclopedia salesperson, has been married to her husband Francois for 12 years and has a two-year-old son. Though she is relatively content with her life, she feels something is wanting. Enter 50-year old African-American Bill. Initially she is annoyed by his insouciance, but she finds that she is irresistibly attracted to him. Soon the two are in the midst of sordid illicit affair. She knows little about her new lover, and he seems uninterested in learning about her, but the long sessions of lovemaking are something else entirely. Feeling out of control, Marie is increasingly repelled by her own actions. Psychologically, she struggles to reconcile her torrid encounters with Bill and mundane domestic chores such as bathing her son. Moreover, she finds herself incapable of hiding her adulterous behavior, rather she comes home with scratches and hickeys all over her body, to the devastation Francois.
Credits
The Secret Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tony Todd He was 45, now 70 years old | as Bill |
| Jacqueline Jehanneuf She was 75, 93 years old when she died | as Mère de Marie |
| Valérie Vogt She was 37, now 62 years old | as Séverine |
| Anne Coesens She was 32, now 56 years old | as Marie |
| Michel Bompoil He was 40, now 65 years old | as François |
| Natalya Ermilova | as Ana |
| Quentin Rossi | as Paul |
| Aladin Reibel He was 48, now 73 years old | as Rémy |
| Frédéric Sauzay He was 34, now 59 years old | as Luc |
| Charlotte Pradon | as Mélanie |
The Secret Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Virginie Wagon as Director. She was 35 (now 59) years old | Directing |
| Virginie Wagon as Writer. She was 35 (now 59) years old | Writing |
| Erick Zonca as Screenplay. He was 43 (now 68) years old | Writing |
| Jean-Marc Fabre as Director of Photography. He was 36 (now 60) years old | Camera |
| Yannick Kergoat as Editor. | Editing |
| Brigitte Brassart as Production Design. | Art |
| Brigitte Slama as Costume Design. | Costume & Make-Up |
The Secret (24 years)
- Release day: Wednesday, November 01, 2000
- Runtime: 107 minutes