Rotten
While some might mistake it as a bitter view of sexual politics and empowerment, it's also pretty crass filmmaking.
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
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Secret Things
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Jean-Claude Brisseau Director
- Coralie Revel as Nathalie
- Sabrina Seyvecou as Sandrine
- Roger Miremont as Delacroix
- Fabrice Deville as Christophe
- Blandine Bury as Charlotte
- Olivier Soler as Cadene
- Viviane Théophildès as Mrs. Mercier
- Dorothée Picard as Delacroix's Mother
- Pierre Gabaston as Bar Boss
- María Luisa García as Sandrine's Mother
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
49%
Tomatometer
Fresh
... a sexy movie.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh
The film is well made, well acted, cleverly written, photographed by Wilfrid Sempe as if he's a conspirer with the sexual schemers.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
Imagine Emmanuelle remade on a shoestring budget or Eyes Wide Shut staged by a community theater group.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Rotten
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.
Tom Long, Detroit News
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