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Maggie Gyllenhaal

Secretary (2002)

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Director: Steven Shainberg
Starring: Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Spader, Amy Locane, Lesley Anne Warren

Plot: With sheer originality and bold, unflinching humor, Secretary embraces a most unconventional relationship and lays open the notion that love doesn't always occur in the traditional fashion.

Lee Holloway (Maggie Gyllenhaal) has a few strikes against her when she applies for a secretarial position at the law office of E. Edward Grey (James Spader). For starters, she was released only recently from a mental institution. However, she gets the job anyway and soon learns that Mr. Grey is not your average boss. Eventually, they begin a relationship, crossing lines of conduct that would give most human resource directors the shivers.

Director Steven Shainberg performs a remarkable feat by taking what could be construed as weighty material and infusing it with sensuality and, even more surprisingly, humor.

Based on a critically acclaimed short story "Secretary," by Mary Gaitskill, the exquisitely honed character development of Secretary lures us to the darker side of human sexuality, all the while warming us up to the idea that people are getting - and giving - what they want. While it toys with society's expectations of love, Secretary also explores the delicate balance between pain and healing, control and surrender. It could never be labeled old-fashioned but, when all is said and done, Secretary is at its core a love story.

Selected Filmography from IMDB:

Criminal (2004) .... Valerie
Strip Search (2004) (TV)
Mona Lisa Smile (2003) .... Giselle Levy
Casa de los babys (2003) .... Jennifer
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) .... Debbie
... aka Confessions d'un homme dangereux (2003) (Canada: French title)
Adaptation. (2002) .... Caroline Cunningham
40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) .... Sam
... aka 40 jours et 40 nuits (2002) (France)
Secretary (2002) .... Lee Holloway
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) .... Amelia Forrester
Donnie Darko (2001) .... Elizabeth Darko
Pornographer: A Love Story, The (2000) .... Sidney
Cecil B. DeMented (2000) .... Raven
... aka Cecil B. Demented (2000) (France)
Photographer, The (2000) .... Mira

"Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story" (1999) (mini) TV Series
Resurrection (1999/II) (TV) .... Mary
Homegrown (1998) .... Christina
Patron Saint of Liars, The (1998) (TV) .... Lorraine Thomas
Shattered Mind (1996) (TV) .... Clothes clerk
... aka Terror Inside, The (1996) (TV)
Dangerous Woman, A (1993) .... Patsy
Waterland (1992) .... Maggie Ruth

Skinography courtesy of Mr Skin:

Strip Search 2004

Secretary 2002

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