A Secret

"A 15-year-old boy unearths a shocking family secret."

2007 1h 45m FR

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 159

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Synopsis

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In 1953, a sensitive French boy finds out from a neighbor that his family's Jewish. François Grimbert becomes a physician, and gradually peels the layers of his buried family history which resulted in his difficult upbringing, raised as Catholic by his "Aryan" appearing parents. His athletic father labored to stamp out stereotypical Jewish characteristics he perceived in his son, to keep the family's many secrets, as most relatives fought in World War II, and later were hauled off to labor and death camps by the Gestapo.

“A 15-year-old boy unearths a shocking family secret.”

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Cast

Patrick Bruel
Maxime Nathan Grinberg / Grimbert
Cécile de France
Tania Stirn / Grimbert
Ludivine Sagnier
Hannah Golda Stirn / Grinberg
Julie Depardieu
Louise
Mathieu Amalric
François Grimbert at 37 years old
Nathalie Boutefeu
Esther
Yves Verhoeven
Guillaume
Yves Jacques
Le commandant Beraud

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Claude Miller
Writers: Claude Miller, Natalie Carter
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Claude Miller, shot by Gérard de Battista. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Véronique Lange shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Patrick Bruel and Cécile de France and Ludivine Sagnier carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "A 15-year-old boy unearths a shocking family secret.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0490234 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Claude Miller directs. Gérard de Battista behind the camera. Véronique Lange cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 19 years ago.
2Directed by Claude Miller, shot by Gérard de Battista. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Véronique Lange shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Patrick Bruel and Cécile de France and Ludivine Sagnier carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "A 15-year-old boy unearths a shocking family secret.".
6IMDB entry: tt0490234 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.