Secretary – Womit kann ich dienen? (2002)

Secretary – Womit kann ich dienen?: Directed by Steven Shainberg. With James Spader, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Davies, Lesley Ann Warren. 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.

“A comedy-farce and a very amusing one. The fun comes from the acting and general management of the picture rather than from the situation, which is clever enough but slight. The father and mother were trying to get the elder daughter married; but difficulties always arose through the prospective fiancéu0026#39;s falling in love with the pretty younger sister. In the last case, younger sister helps. Older sister dresses in her coat and veil and elopes. Father doesnu0026#39;t know whatu0026#39;s up and chases the fleeing couple. They win to the justiceu0026#39;s, and say! the groomu0026#39;s face when the just married bride removes her veil is a study. An excellent lightener for use with a heavy feature. – The Moving Picture World, January 20, 1912”