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Released 21 years ago.
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The Secret Life of Words
2005 1h 55m EN
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SOLID
★7.0TMDB · 241
RomanceDrama
Synopsis
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A solitary nurse bonds with a badly burned patient who survived an accident on an oil rig.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Sarah Polley
Hanna
Tim Robbins
Josef
Javier Cámara
Simon
Danny Cunningham
Scott
Dean Lennox Kelly
Liam
Daniel Mays
Martin
Eddie Marsan
Victor
Steven Mackintosh
Dr. Sullitzer
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Isabel Coixet
- Writers
- Isabel Coixet
- Languages
- English, French, Spanish
- Countries
- Ireland, Spain
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Spanish.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Ireland, Spain.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Isabel Coixet, shot by Jean-Claude Larrieu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Irene Blecua 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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Sarah Polley and Tim Robbins and Javier Cámara carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0430576 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Isabel Coixet directs. Jean-Claude Larrieu behind the camera. Irene Blecua cuts. Produced in Ireland, Spain. Dialogue in English, French, Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 21 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Spanish.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Ireland, Spain.
- 4Directed by Isabel Coixet, shot by Jean-Claude Larrieu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Irene Blecua shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Sarah Polley and Tim Robbins and Javier Cámara carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0430576 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 13 themes, including "factory worker", "dying and death", "depression", "factory".
- 9Released under 13 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Jean-Claude Larrieu
- Editing
- Irene Blecua
- Production design
- Pierre-François Limbosch
- Costume design
- Tatiana Hernández
- Makeup / hair
- Ana López-Puigcerver
- Runtime
- 115 min · 1h 55m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $5,000,000
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
Also by
Isabel Coixet
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Hotshot Films
RU
El Deseo
ES
Mediapro
ES
TVE
ES
Key crew
- EditorIrene Blecua
- Executive ProducerPedro Almodóvar
- CastingShaheen Baig
- Executive ProducerAgustín Almodóvar
- Production DesignPierre-François Limbosch
- ProducerEsther García
- Associate ProducerIsabel Coixet
- ProducerIsabel Coixet
- Music SupervisorIsabel Coixet
- Camera OperatorIsabel Coixet
- Second UnitPatrick Duncan
- Makeup ArtistAna López-Puigcerver
- Costume DesignTatiana Hernández
- SoundFabiola Ordoyo
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- factory worker
- dying and death
- depression
- factory
- nurse
- yugoslavia
- dubrovnik
- war crimes
- loss of loved one
- torture
- oil platform
- woman director
- hearing impaired
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2005-12-15NR
Also known as
International titles
- La vida secreta de las palabrasES
- La vida secreta de les paraulesES
- Das geheime Leben der WorteDE
- La vie secrète des motsCA
- A Vida Secreta das PalavrasPT
- Sanojen salaisuusFI
- Η Μυστική Ζωή των ΛέξεωνGR
- I mystiki zoi ton lexeonGR
- A szavak titkos életeHU
- La vita segreta delle paroleIT
- Språkets hemmelige livNO
- Zycie ukryte w slowachPL
- Тайная жизнь словRU
