Secret Things

Secret Things

Directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau

Produced by Les Aventuriers de l'Image, CNC

2002115 min5.8 / 10

A provocative exploration of two women's survival and self-discovery through sexual agency in Paris, marked by explicit eroticism and morally ambiguous power dynamics.

Two young women find themselves struggling to survive in Paris, street-wise Nathalie, a stripper, and naïve Sandrine, a barmaid. Together, they discover that sex can be used to their advantage, and pleasure.

Questions people ask

  • Does Secret Things end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Secret Things scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Secret Things easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Secret Things violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Secret Things sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

29/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity92

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise7

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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