A SECRET
Un secret

Grand Prix des Amériques ex-aequo, World Film Festival 2007, Montreal

Adapted by Claude Miller from Philippe Grimbert's autobiographical novel, this is a splendid and moving saga of a Jewish family in post-war Paris, told through the eyes of a frail & intelligent young boy who senses something is amiss with his beautiful parents (Cécile De France & Patrick Bruel). On his fifteenth birthday a family friend tells him a shattering truth — tying his family's past to the Holocaust — that may enable him to develop his own sense of self.

This wholly absorbing tale is a superbly drawn study of human behaviour, featuring excellent supporting performances by Julie Depardieu, Ludivine Sagnier, Mathieu Amalric and Yves Jacques. A Secret was a huge critical and box office success in France last year.

France 2007 – Drama [100 mins]
Director: Claude Miller
With: Patrick Bruel, Cécile de France

Cesar Best Supporting Actress (Julie Depardieu)
11 Cesar Nominations inc. Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress (de France), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress (Sagnier), Best Supporting Actress (Depardieu)

Rating: This film has not been classified.
The film is suitable for (M) that which the film organizers judges that the film is suitable. Parents who would like more information about content of any film in the A.F. French Film Festival program should contact adelaide@af.org.au

Session

FILMS

PARIS
13m2 (18+)
AFTER HIM
THE AGE OF MAN (MA15+)
A SECRET
CHRYSALIS
COULD THIS BE LOVE?
CRIME INSIDERS (18+)
THE DINNER GUEST (PG)
FLIGHT OF THE RED BALLOON (PG)
GOTTA DANCE!
HAVE MERCY ON US ALL
THE HOUSE (PG)
IN MOM'S HEAD (PG)
INTIMATE ENEMIES
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE
LOVE SONGS
MOLIERE (PG)
ODETTE TOULEMONDE (PG)
THE PRICE TO PAY
THE SECRET OF THE GRAIN
TO EACH HIS OWN CINEMA
UV
WAITING FOR SOMEONE (18+)
WATER LILIES
WICKED WEEKEND
THE YEAR AFTER

DOCUMENTARIES

ANIMALS IN LOVE (G)
IN ANOTHER PLACE (18+)
LAGERFELD CONFIDENTIAL (PG)
LET'S SAY... (PG)

FAMILY

AZUR & ASMAR (G)
BIG CITY (PG)
RED BALLOON / WHITE MANE (G)

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