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Directed by | Steven Shainberg |
Screenplay by | Erin Cressida Wilson |
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Based on | "Secretary" by Mary Gaitskill |
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Cinematography | Steven Fierberg |
Edited by | Pam Wise |
Music by | Angelo Badalamenti |
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Distributed by | Lions Gate Films[1][2] |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $4 million[3] |
Box office | $9.3 million[4] |
Secretary is a 2002 American erotic romantic comedy-drama film directed by Steven Shainberg from a screenplay by Erin Cressida Wilson, based on the 1988 short story of the same name by Mary Gaitskill.[2][5][6] Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader, the film explores the intense relationship between a dominant lawyer and his submissive secretary, who indulge in various types of BDSM activities such as erotic spanking and petplay.
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