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Secret Name

2021 · 112 min

A quiet, somber period drama about a woman living a borrowed life, tense with the fear of discovery and heavy with guilt.

Directed by
Aurélia Georges
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lyna Khoudri, Sabine Azéma, Maud Wyler
Overview
Nelie escaped a miserable existence by becoming a frontline nurse in 1914. One day, she takes the identity of Rose, a young woman from a good family, who dies in front of her. She presents herself in her place at Madame de Lengwil's house, to become the reader of this wealthy woman.

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Directed by
Aurélia Georges
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lyna Khoudri, Sabine Azéma, Maud Wyler
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • class
    • deception
    • guilt
    • ambition
    Places
    • single country house
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Aurélia Georges
    Written by
    Maud Ameline, Aurélia Georges
    Starring
    Lyna Khoudri, Sabine Azéma, Maud Wyler, Laurent Poitrenaux, Didier Brice, Lise Lamétrie, Olivier Broche, Marie Hattermann
    Cinematography
    Jacques Girault
    Runtime
    112 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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