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"The Secret" (2007) overview

It is quite enjoyable movie about family relationships. Inspired by the Japanese drama “Himitsu” (“Secret”) (1999) based on Keigo Higashino novel, director Vincent Perez's drama tells the story of mother who discovers some secrets about her teenage daughter after being killed in a tragic car accident and seeing her soul inexplicably transplanted into the body of daughter.

Benjamin (David Duchovny) and Hannah (Lili Taylor) are happily married pair; yet neither parent realizes that their daughter Samantha (Olivia Thirlby) is leading a desperate double life, a life that neither Benjamin nor Hannah ever knew anything about.

Benjamin and Samantha find their lives changed forever when Hannah is killed in a violent car accident. But at the moment of death, Hannah's soul is somehow propelled into daughter's body, giving the mother a chance to know her beautiful daughter more intimately than she ever did in life. The things that Hannah discovers about Sam are deeply disturbing.

Meanwhile, Hannah and her husband receive one last chance to rekindle their romance and say their last goodbyes...

Olivia Thirlby plays the daughter/mother character absolutely amazingly, she did a great job.

Genre: drama, romance

Writers: Ann Cherkis (WGA) (screenplay), Keigo Higashino (novel), Hiroshi Saito (1999 screenplay “Himitsu”). Director: Vincent Perez

Producers: Luc Besson, Virginie Silla-Besson, Vincent Perez, India Osborne. Executive producers: Luc Besson, Virginie Silla-Besson. Supervising producer: Nicole Hilareguy. Associates producers: India Osborne, Roger Frappier. Assistant producer: Mehdi Sayah

Music: Nathaniel Mechaly. Cinematography: Paul Sarossy (CSC & BSC). Editing: Yves Beloniak. Production design: Serge Bureau. Sound: Gilles Corbeil, Christophe Leroy, Alexandre Hernandez, Vincent Arnardi. Art direction: Alessandro Marvelli. Costume design: François Barbeau. Production management: Pierre Allard. Special effects: Louis Craig, Mario Dumont. Visual effects: Alain Carsoux, Nicolas Daniel, Abdel Ali Kassou, Séverine de Wever, Benoit Philippon, Rossi Sébastien

Cast

David Duchovny as Dr. Benjamin Marris

Lili Taylor as Hannah Marris

Olivia Thirlby as Samantha Marris

Brendan Sexton as Ethan

Brandon Blue as Taylor's boyfriend

Mel Downey as Next door neighbor

Macha Grenon as Tara Corbett

Trisha LaFache as Taylor

Tristan D. Lalla as Fubu Boy

Laurence Leboeuf as Amelia

Li Li as Student

Kathleen Mackey as Gothic Librarian

Joanna Noyes as Elizabeth

Corey Sevier as Justin

Ashley Springer as Ian Mackenzie

Vito Tassielli as Dr. Ford

Ryan Tilson as Elizabeth's son

Bruce Ramsay as Daniel Harpin

MPAA rating: R for language including sexual references, and drug and alcohol use involving teens.

Runtime: 92 min. Country: USA, France. Language: English. Color: Color.

Technical specifications

Camera: Panavision Cameras and Lenses

Laboratory: Creative Services Montreal; Laboratoires Eclair, Paris, France; Technicolor

Film negative format (mm/video inches): 35 mm

Cinematographic process: anamorphic

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1

Sound mix: Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1, Dolby 2.0)

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Premieres

France - October 10, 2007

South Korea - January 1, 2008

Mexico - January 25, 2008

Germany - June 19, 2008 (DVD premiere)

Iceland - July 3, 2008 (DVD premiere)

Filming locations

Montreal, Sherbrooke, Knowlton, Hudson, Mount Orford - Quebec, Canada

Companies

Production

Europa Corp. >>>>

Distribution

Europa Corp. Distribution / 2006 | France | theatrical >>>>

Image Entertainment / 2008 | USA | DVD, Blu-ray

Special effects: Intrigue

Other

Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment - dollies

Europa Corp. - international sales

Studio Digital Factory - mixing facility

Studio Digital Factory - strings recording facility

Additional details

“The Secret” also known as:

“Si J'Étais Toi” (original French title)

“In Deiner Haut” (German title)

“Nuestro Secreto” (Spanish title)

 

 

 

 

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