In Secret (2013)

Thérèse grows up with her aunt and cousin. Around 1860 the aunt decides they move to Paris and that her son and Thérèse get married. The joy- and loveless life changes when her husband brings a friend home. The affair turns ugly for all.

Director:

Charlie Stratton

Writers:

Émile Zola (novel), Neal Bell (stage play "Thérèse Raquin")

Stars:

Elizabeth Olsen, Tom Felton, Jessica Lange

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elizabeth Olsen	...	Thérèse Raquin
Oscar Isaac	...	Laurent
Tom Felton	...	Camille
Jessica Lange	...	Madame Raquin
Shirley Henderson	...	Suzanne
Matt Lucas	...	Olivier
Mackenzie Crook	...	Grivet
John Kavanagh	...	Inspector Michaud
Lily Laight	...	Young Thérèse
Matt Devere	...	Therese's Father
Dimitrije Bogdanov	...	Young Camille
Aleksandr Ivanovic	...	Coachman #1
Filip Dedakin	...	Coachman #2
Richard Sharkey	...	Chief Clerk
Miodrag Milovanov	...	Funeral Priest

Storyline

Set in the lower echelons of 1860s Paris, Therese Raquin, a sexually repressed beautiful young woman, is trapped into a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin, Camille, by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. Therese spends her days confined behind the counter of a small shop and her evenings watching Madame play dominoes with an eclectic group. After she meets her husband's alluring friend, Laurent, she embarks on an illicit affair that leads to tragic consequences.

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Plot Keywords:

cousins incest | drowning | arranged marriage | female masturbation | foreign language adaptation | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content and brief violent images

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film reunites two Harry Potter cast members: Shirley Henderson, who played Moaning Myrtle and Tom Felton, who played Draco Malfoy.

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Quotes

Grivet: [about Therese] It's always the ones in the corner you have too worry about.

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Connections

Version of The Adultress (1953)

User Reviews

Fantasies and dreams

If you suppress sexuality and love long enough, it will break out eventually. And this is what happens here at some point. There are some very racy scenes, that while we do not get so much naked flesh to see, might be a bit too much for some viewers. Love can be freeing, but it can also be like a prison.

And while we do probably have the one Olsen sister who can actually act in this, this might be too much even for her. Especially towards the end, her act seems to be breaking (no pun intended). It gets pretty weird too, too weird maybe for some, but that's something you'll have to see for yourself. I kinda liked it, though the characters seem to lose a bit of their credibility. But it happens ... or it could happen

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Serbia Hungary USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 April 2014 (Singapore)

Also Known As:

Therese

Filming Locations:

PFI Studios, Belgrade, Serbia

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$265,586, 23 February 2014

Gross USA:

$444,179

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$652,228

Company Credits

Production Co:

LD Entertainment, Work in Progress, Exclusive Media Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1