Secretary (2002)
Assume the position.
Director: Steven Shainberg · Writer: Erin Cressida Wilson
A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.
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Trailer
Director
Steven Shainberg
Cast
James Spader
Mr. Grey 
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Lee Holloway 
Jeremy Davies
Peter 
Lesley Ann Warren
Joan Holloway 
Stephen McHattie
Burt Holloway 
Patrick Bauchau
Dr. Twardon 
Jessica Tuck
Tricia O'Connor 
Osgood Perkins
Jonathan 
Amy Locane
Lee's Sister 
Mary Joy
Sylvia 
Michael Mantell
Stewart 
Lily Knight
Paralegal User Reviews (1)
Dominance and submission at the office (um... no) RELEASED IN 2002 and directed by Steven Shainberg, "Secretary" is a romantic dramedy about a young woman (Maggie Gyllenhaal) who spent some time at a mental hospital for self-harm (e.g. cutting). She apprehends a job as a secretary to a quirky, arduous lawyer (James Spader) wherein their employer-employee bond turns increasingly sexual in a dominant/submissive way. This is the first mainline film in America to breach the difficult topic of BDSM, walking the balance beam between being either too amusing or too offensive. For those not in the know, BDSM is an overlap of acronyms: BD stands for Bondage and Discipline; DS for Dominance and Submission; and SM for Sadism and Masochism. I didn’t really know the movie tackled BDSM before viewing it; I thought it was simply a romance-in-the-office type flick with maybe some kinky elements.…
