Un secret (2007)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Claude Miller

Writers:

Philippe Grimbert (novel)
Claude Miller (writer)

Release Date:

3 October 2007 (France)

Genre:

Drama | War

Plot:

A 15-year-old boy unearths a shocking family secret. |

Plot Keywords:

Secret | Family Secret | Jewish | Birth | Marriage

Awards:

2 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Cécile De France	...	Tania Stirn / Grimbert
Patrick Bruel	...	Maxime Nathan Grinberg / Grimbert
Ludivine Sagnier	...	Hannah Golda Stirn / Grinberg
Julie Depardieu	...	Louise
Mathieu Amalric	...	François Grimbert à 37 ans
Nathalie Boutefeu	...	Esther
Yves Verhoeven	...	Guillaume
Yves Jacques	...	Le commandant Béraud
Sam Garbarski	...	Joseph
Orlando Nicoletti	...	Simon Grinberg à 7 ans
Valentin Vigourt	...	François Grimbert à 7 ans
Quentin Dubuis	...	François Grimbert à 14 ans
Myriam Fuks	...	La mère d'Hannah
Robert Plagnol	...	Robert Stirn
Michel Israel	...	Le père d'Hannah
Eric Godon	...	Serge Klarsfeld
Justine Jouxtel	...	Rebecca Finke
Timothée Laissard	...	Paul
Annie Savarin	...	Mathilde
Arthur Mazet	...	L'élève chafouin
Philippe Grimbert	...	Le passeur
Chantal Banlier	...	Maria
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erno Bango	...	Musicien mariage
Albert Bouhadana	...	Le rabin
Marc Cennelier	...	Le maire
Gil Demurger	...	Le pion
Bernard Fructus
Aldo Granato	...	Musicien mariage
Annie Grégorio	...	(scenes deleted)
Amelia Jacob	...	Rose
Laurent Lafitte	...	Gendarme arrestation
Robert Lakatos	...	Musicien mariage
Marie Lecuziat	...	Educatrice spécialisée
Philippe Lesong	...	Le glacier
Oszkár Németh	...	Musicien mariage
Laura Presgurvic	...	Amie de Louise
Lola Trofanovic	...	La chanteuse au mariage
Adolf Hitler	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Claude Miller

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Philippe Grimbert		novel
Claude Miller		writer

Produced by
Alfred Hürmer	....	co-producer
Yves Marmion	....	producer

Original Music by
Zbigniew Preisner

Cinematography by
Gérard de Battista

Film Editing by
Véronique Lange

Makeup Department
Lucía Bretones-Méndez	....	key makeup artist
Alexis Kinebanyan	....	special makeup effects artist
Benoît Lestang	....	special makeup effects artist
Marie Luiset	....	makeup artist
Christophe Oliveira	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Abraham Goldblat	....	post-production manager
Sylvestre Guarino	....	production manager
Benjamin Hess	....	unit production manager
Sandrine Rouquié	....	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Denis Bergonhe	....	first assistant director
Bonnie Pirès	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Stéphanie Arnaud	....	swing gang
Thierry Poulet	....	painter

Sound Department
Pascal Armant	....	sound recordist
Philippe Baudhuin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Julie Brenta	....	dialogue editor
Fred Demolder	....	sound editor
François Piednoir	....	sound trainee

Visual Effects by
Frederik Bois	....	visual effects supervisor
Cyrille Bonjean	....	digital compositor
Stephanie Broussaud	....	Lustre assistant
Nicolas Daniel	....	data manager
Thomas Duval	....	visual effects supervisor
Élodie Ichter	....	Lustre assistant
Abdel Ali Kassou	....	technical manager
Sebastien Rame	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Gaëlle Cohen	....	co-stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Kamel Azzi	....	electrician
Stéphane Degniau	....	assistant camera
Vincent Plaidy	....	additional focus puller
Jan Rubens	....	Steadicam operator
Eric Thurot	....	generator operator
Thierry Valletoux	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Laurent Couraud	....	extras casting
Sandra Marthon	....	extras casting assistant
Elsa Pharaon	....	casting: children

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Florie Vaslin	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Chrystel Alépée	....	assistant editor
Serge Anthony	....	color timer (as Serge Antony)
Natacha Louis	....	digital color grader

Music Department
Edouard Dubois	....	music consultant
Valérie Lindon	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Marie-France Barrier	....	making-of director
Frederik Bois	....	title designer
Marianne Campan	....	additional location scout
Johanna Colboc	....	assistant location manager
Corinne Devaux	....	choreographer
Sylvie Koechlin	....	script supervisor
Sandrine Rouquié	....	production assistant

Thanks
Bertrand Blier	....	thanks
Olivier Colat-Parros	....	thanks: animal fx

Production Companies

• Canal+ (participation)
• France 3 Cinéma
• Région Ile-de-France (support)
• Soficinéma 2
• Soficinéma 3
• UGC YM

Distributors

• Alfa Films (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Arti Film (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Strand Releasing (2008) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• UGC Distribution (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• TVA Films (2007) (Canada) (all media)

Other Companies

• Bogard  camera equipment
• Creative Regie  production equipment and services (production services)
• Duboi  visual effects
• G. D. Son  sound equipment

Also Known As:

A Secret (International: English title) (festival title) (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

Argentina:105 min

Country:

France

Language:

French | Yiddish | German | Hebrew

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Argentina:13 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB)

Filming Locations:

Baraize, Indre, France

Company:

Canal+

Trivia:

Eva Green was considered for the role of Tania and Pascal Elbé for the role of Maxime

Movie Connections:

References La grande illusion (1937)

Soundtrack:

Maréchal, nous voilà!

Finding Out The Painful Truth

Director Claude Miller ('The Little Thief')has gone and crafted a fine, taut,heartbreaking tale of repression,tragedy & truth,leading to closure. 'A Secret',adapted from the novel of the same name by author Phiiippe Grimbert,concerns a man,Francois,who as a young boy,had the feeling that he had an older brother. When he couldn't get a straight answer from his tight lipped family,he goes on a search for the truth & gets more than he bargained for. The film boasts of a fine cast,including Julie Depardieu,daughter of actor Gerard Depardieu,and the always welcome Ludivine Sagnier (Swimming Pool). The story's pace may be a bit slow for most Western viewers,but waiting it out will be well worth it,for the final solution. The film's visual look is a treat for the eye (with the present day sequences filmed in black & white, and the scenes that take place in the past which were filmed in colour,which may remind some viewers of 'Les Violins Du Bal'). Films like this deserve far better than they get (unlike any & all of the latest cine crapola that feature Pauly Shore or Adam Sandler). No rating,but contains nudity,sexual situations & some gruesome images of concentration camps that would be disturbing to youngsters under 15.