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Saturday, July 18, 9pm, Dryden Theatre A SECRET (Un Secret) Director: Claude Miller, France, 2007, 110 min., French with subtitles Lavishly adapted from the award-winning autobiographical novel by Philippe Grimbert, A Secret is the haunting saga of a Parisian Jewish family torn apart by passion and shame during World War II. Shifting between events past and present, the story centers on Francois who seeks the painful truth about both his own identity and the identity of his detached, aristocratic parents (erotically-charged performances by Cècile de France and Patrick Brue). Not until a family friend (Julie Depardieu) shatters the illusion of an idyllic childhood can Francois decode the family tragedy that unfolded under Nazi occupation. Flawlessly helmed by veteran director Claude Miller, A Secret is a harrowing drama that raises troubling questions about memory and the consequences of denial. Warning: Mature content, nudity. Generously underwritten by the Konar Family Foundation in cooperation with Monroe Community College Holocaust Genocide Studies Program. Back to film festival schedule »  
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