Secret

Theatrical Release Date: 2008 09 05 (USA - Limited)

UPC: 712267280926

Studio: Strand Home Video

MPAA Rating: NR   Contains:null

Summary: Informed that his elderly father has mysteriously disappeared, anxious Parisian Fran?ois (Mathieu Amalric) recalls his tragic family history in director Claude Miller's adaptation of the fact-based novel by author Philippe Grimbert. As a sickly young child, Fran?ois (Valentin Vigourt) instinctively knew that he was a disappointment to his champion swimmer mother, Tania (C?cile De France), and gymnast father, Maxime (Patrick Bruel). While Fran?ois does find some amount of solace in his friendship with kindly masseuse Louise (Julie Depardieu), his discovery of a strange toy in the attic causes his parents to act more strangely toward him than ever before. Feeling sympathetic toward the young boy, Louise eventually reveals to Fran?ois that he once had a half brother, and that his parents weren't drawn together by fairy-tale romance but through violence and strife. Back before the war, Maxime became engaged to the beautiful Hannah (Ludivine Sagnier). While Hannah's parent's were keenly aware of the ominous implications of Hitler's rise to power, Maxime worried little since he always considered himself French first and foremost. At the wedding, however, Maxime finds his gaze frequently wandering from his fetching bride to athletic beauty Tania. Later, after the happily married bride gives birth to a handsome young boy named Simon (Orlando Nicoletti), the Nazis invade and the once-happy family is torn violently asunder. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Film Presented – Montréal World Film Festival Film Presented – London Film Festival Film Presented – New York Jewish Film Festival Film Presented – Seattle International Film Festival Best Foreign Language Film – National Board of Review

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Secret

Format: DVD

Release Date: 03/10/2009

Audio: DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 110 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) French

Subtitles: English

Chapters: Disc #1 -- A Secret
1. Phantom Brother [11:02]
2. Nightmares [8:59]
3. A Memory of Bliss [10:42]
4. Bits of Revelation [10:12]
5. Darling Simon [11:10]
6. David's Star [14:20]
7. French Names [1:58]
8. Hannah's Words [8:22]
9. Breaking Nature [8:48]
10. Chost's Grip [3:36]
11. Epilogue [7:12]
12. Credits [2:22]

Cast and Crew: Claude Miller  Director 
Claude Miller  Screenwriter 
Zbigniew Preisner  Composer (Music Score) 
Yves Marmion  Producer 
Natalie Carter  Screenwriter 
Cécile De France  Actor 
Patrick Bruel  Actor 
Ludivine Sagnier  Actor 
Julie Depardieu  Actor 
Mathieu Amalric  Actor 
Annie Gregorio  Actor 
Nathalie Boutefeu  Actor 
Yves Jacques  Actor 
Robert Plagnol  Actor 
Yves Verhoeven  Actor 
Sam Garbarski  Actor 
Laurent Lafitte  Actor 
Olivier Forest  Actor 
Orlando Nicoletti  Actor 
Valentin Vigourt  Actor 
Joffrey Platel  Actor 
Quentin Dubuis  Actor 

Country: France