She finds little comfort in her terrible family life, and has trouble asserting even the mildest amount of independence. It is only when she meets Edward that she discovers her own true power. A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.
Search Charactour. Sign Up Log In. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. An emotionally fragile woman recently released from a mental hospital for self mutilation goes to school to gain secretarial skills to gain employment. She has an alcoholic father and a co-dependent mother who are clueless as to who she really is which a tormented soul who really wants to find something with which she can find success.
She is a great secretary and finds a job with a unique, old fashioned, but off center in charge boss with a somewhat sadistic sexual proclivity. She grows and evolves and so does he. Assume the position. Rated R for strong sexuality, some nudity, depiction of behavioral disorders, and language.
Did you know Edit. Trivia In a interview Maggie Gyllenhaal called her role in Secretary "the first time that I was given a role where I could express something about myself," describing taking the role of Lee as an opportunity to "explore something that's on the edge of what I know about myself but with the protection of fiction. Goofs Lee is bent over his desk and Mr Grey instructs her to pull down her pantyhose and underwear. When viewed in profile we see the edge of a bodysuit across her thigh.
It's unlikely to be a tan line because she was completely covered hiding her scars while her girlfriends were in bikinis. Quotes [Mr. Grey asks Lee why she cuts herself] E. Lee : I don't know. Crazy credits The legal disclaimer has typing errors: "fictitious" is misspelled "ficticious" "unintentional" is misspelled "unitentional" unauthorized use of the film is warned as resulting in "civil liberty" instead of "civil liability".
User reviews Review. Top review. Highly recommended. I may be a jaded old cynic but from time to time a contemporary movie knocks me off my seat. Recently there's been quite a few -'May', 'Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance' and 'Auto Focus' immediately spring to mind. She is a great secretary and finds a job with a unique, old fashioned, but off center in charge boss with a somewhat sadistic sexual proclivity.
She grows and evolves and so does he. Lee Holloway Maggie Gyllenhaal , is a socially awkward and emotionally sensitive youngest daughter of a dysfunctional family. She has to adjust to normal life after having been hospitalized following an incident of dangerous self-harm. She learns to type, starts to date an acquaintance from high school named Peter, and begins to work as a secretary for an eccentric attorney, named E.
Your email address will not be published. February 21, at pm. Rating: 5. Edward Grey : You scored higher than anyone I ever interviewed.
You're really over-qualified for the job. You'd be bored to death. Lee : I want to be bored. Lee : Hello. You have reached the office of Mr. Edward Grey.
Please leave your message and the time you called, along with your phone number and the best time to reach you Lee : [Lee hesitates before smiling] And we Lee : [Lee smiles big before lowering her head under the water, whispering to herself] Secretary.
Grey asks Lee if she's familiar with answering phones]. Edward Grey : Listen. You're a big girl. You can get a much bigger voice out of that tiny throat of yours. Edward Grey : Tiny. You told me when I hired you that you were used to answering phones.
Lee : [Lee chuckles] I am. Lee : [narrating] I opened the envelope the second I got home. More than he actually owed me. It occurred to me to tear up the check, but I didn't. I felt like I was doing the right thing. And I didn't tell anybody about any of it. I pretended to go to work as usual, and watched his office from across the street.
He hired a new girl and changed the locks on the doors. There was just nothing for me to do about it. My doctor at the institution once said, 'Every journey begins with the first step. Lee : [narrating] There was one who tried to grab and pinch my nipples before we even made it to his car. Lee : [Lee shakes the hand of the First Date man] Hi. Lee : [narrating] Another guy kept ordering me to pee on his patio, and when I refused, he said Lee : [narrating] Then there was the one who liked being tied to a gas stove while the burners were on full blast, and I had to throw tomatoes at him.
Lee : [narrating] For a while I just stopped trying and stayed at home, helping dad adjust to his new sobriety. Until one day, out of the blue, Peter proposed marriage to me in the basement of JCPenney's. I think I said yes because I didn't know what else to do.
Grey that she can go look through the dumpster for his notes]. Edward Grey : I think I accidentally threw out my notes on the Feldman case. Maybe you could Lee Go through the garbage? Edward Grey : Yes, Lee. Thank you. Grey before leaving his office, heading straight into the dumpster garbage to look for the notes]. Burt Holloway : You look so beautiful. Lee : Thanks, Dad. Lee : [Lee's father takes a drink of a beer] I thought you stopped. Burt Holloway : [Lee's father holds his beer out to the side and hands it to Peter] Do you know how much we missed you, pumpkin?
Lee : [Lee's father hugs her] Well, I missed you too. Lee : [Lee clears her throat] I have never had a job before, but I can assure you that I am very excited for this opportunity. Oh, well, I don't have any references yet. But I think the Municipal Tax Office would be a wonderful place to begin My career. Lee : [Lee circles the job opening with her purple pen, reading] 'Secretary. Grey for the first time in his office]. Lee : Hi.
Grey responds a bit startled] Hi. Lee : Are you the lawyer? Edward Grey : Oh. Lee : I'm sorry. I'll just come back later.
Edward Grey : [Lee turns to the door before stopping] No. No, stay. Grey's paralegal in the bathroom of the offices]. Paralegal : So you're the new secretary? Lee : Yeah. Lee : [Lee pauses before asking] Excuse me. What exactly is a paralegal? Grey tests Lee by pretending the phone is ringing]. Edward Grey : The phone is ringing. Edward Grey : [Lee looks to the silent phone] Answer it.
Lee : I'm sorry Grey makes the sound of a phone ringing] Brriinngg! Lee : [Lee smiles] Oh. Lee : My lawyer's representing a woman who's suing her boss for sexual harassment. Jessica : Is he a good lawyer? Lee : [Lee closes her eyes and moans] He's the best. Lee's Sister : [Lee's sister jokes back by repeating] 'He's the best. Grey's tie]. Lee : That's a pretty tie. But I guess you won't be golfing today. Edward Grey : [Lee chuckles to herself] What? Lee : Your tie. It has golfers on it.
Edward Grey : [Lee smiles as Mr. Grey looks down at his tie] Right. Lee : [Lee wipes off Mr. Grey's sperm from her back, whispering] Mr.
Lee : [Lee starts to touch herself, looking at the typo letter] Cock. Place your prick in my mouth. Screw me! Lee : [Lee closes her eyes, getting closer] Mayonnaise. Oh, Mr. Lee : [Lee finishes, smiling as she moans out] Edward. Peter : Are you happy to be home? I mean, are you 'happy' to be home? Peter : I know what you mean. Lee : Why are you here? Joan Holloway : I'm just waiting for you, honey. Lee : But I'm here for five more hours. Joan Holloway : [Lee's mother smiles] I know.
Lee : You're different than you were in high school, Peter. Peter : I I changed. Lee : What happened? Peter : I had a nervous breakdown. Lee : [Lee smiles] Me, too. Sort of. Lee : I've read that if you wear that kind of underwear, that it squeezes Peter : Balls.
Peter : Balls? My grapes. Lee : [Lee chuckles] Your grapes? Peter : My Lee : Your testicles! Your sperm gets squozen, and then you can't have babies, and I thought that you said you wanted to have babies.
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