Le Secret (2000) May 2026

Anne Coësens (Marie), Michel Bompoil (François), Tony Todd (Bill) 107–109 minutes Awards

Michel d'Ornano Award (Deauville Film Festival); French Shooting Award (Avignon) Described as "riveting," "graphic," and "sensitive" Le secret (2000)

Marie is a 35-year-old door-to-door encyclopedia saleswoman living a stable middle-class life outside Paris. She has a loving husband, François, and a young son, but she feels an inexplicable lack of fulfillment. Her routine is shattered when she meets Bill, a reclusive African American choreographer on sabbatical, and begins an intense, graphic affair. Plot Highlights Anne Coësens (Marie), Michel Bompoil (François), Tony Todd

Le Secret (2000) is a provocative French drama directed by that explores the psychological unraveling of a woman living a seemingly perfect life. Core Premise Anne Coësens (Marie)