Secretary
Directed by Steven Shainberg · Cinematography by Steven Fierberg
R107 min58 frames
RomanceDramaComedy
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What is Secretary about?
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.
Secretary is a 2002 American erotic romantic comedy-drama film directed by Steven Shainberg from a screenplay by Erin Cressida Wilson, based on the 1988 short story of the same name by Mary Gaitskill. Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader, the film explores the intense relationship between a dominant lawyer and his submissive secretary, who indulge in various types of BDSM activities such as erotic spanking and petplay.
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What does the cinematography of Secretary look like?
Across 58 sampled frames, Secretary builds its coverage from medium shots (43% of the sample), with close-ups (33%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Steven Fierberg keeps 53% of it in soft, low-key light. 48% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Focus stays shallow in 76% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Secretary?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Secretary are #2e2d2d, #49302d, #150f0e, #281715, #d3d0d1, #f2f1f1 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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