SECRET THINGS

SUNDAY 26 OCTOBER AT 5PM UGC SHAFTESBURY AVE SCREEN 1

Country France Running Time 115 mins Format 35mm Director/S'play Jean-Claude Brisseau Prods Jean- Fran¡ois Geneix DoP Wilfrid Semp» Cast Sabrina Seyvecou, Coralie Revel, Roger Mirmont, Fabrice Deville Print Source Tartan Distribution E cbarwick@metro-tartan.co.uk

Frustrated with their lowly positions in life Nathalie, an exotic dancer, and Sandrine, a bartender at a dive joint, try to make a break for the top. After they move in together Nathalie educates Sandrine in the ways of sexual transgression, seduction and violent pleasures. Applying their hustling skills to high society they snag jobs in the offices of a large bank and use their charms to climb the corporate ladder. With subtle games of the mind and overt games of the body they target and conquer key personnel by heartlessly throwing them into hopeless states of infatuation. After a success with the company's second-in-command the two set their sights on the head honcho's wealthy son, Christophe. Unbeknownst to the two seductresses, Christophe has a game of his own. An experienced manipulator himself, Christophe sees straight through Nathalie and Sandrine's ploy and uses them for his own lewd and lustful agenda.

Dark, dramatic, and erotically charged, director Jean- Claude Brisseau strips away the layers of construction that hide the mechanisms of power and social status. Looking deep into the devious souls of women and men Secret Things unflinchingly examines the heart of desire. DS

Jean-Claude Brisseau made his professional debut with a film for TV. He went on to work for the Institut Nationale de l'Audiovisuel. His features include Les Savates du bon Dieu (2000), L'Ange Noir, (1994), and De Bruit et de Fureur(1988), which notoriously concentrate on themes of violence, morality, mysticism, and the irrational.