Secretary (screenplay)

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Secretary (screenplay) is a darkly comic, erotic drama script by Erin Cressida Wilson that explores a psychologically complex BDSM relationship between a submissive secretary and her dominant boss.

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instanceOf screenplay ⓘ
adaptationOf Mary Gaitskill short story collection "Bad Behavior" ⓘ
associatedDirector Steven Shainberg ⓘ
associatedWith independent film movement of the early 2000s ⓘ
basedOn Secretary (short story) ⓘ
basedOnWorkAuthor Mary Gaitskill ⓘ
characterType female submissive protagonist ⓘ
male dominant employer ⓘ
containsElement romantic relationship ⓘ
sadomasochistic practices ⓘ
sexual role-play ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
exploresTheme BDSM ⓘ
consent ⓘ
dominance and submission ⓘ
power dynamics in the workplace ⓘ
psychological complexity in relationships ⓘ
sexuality ⓘ
genre dark comedy ⓘ
erotic drama ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ
hasScreenCharacter E. Edward Grey ⓘ
Lee Holloway ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacterRole dominant boss ⓘ
submissive secretary ⓘ
medium cinema ⓘ
narrativeFocus BDSM relationship between secretary and boss ⓘ
notableFor blend of eroticism and dark humor ⓘ
depiction of consensual BDSM relationship ⓘ
periodOfOrigin early 2000s ⓘ
portrays negotiation of boundaries in a relationship ⓘ
office-based power exchange relationship ⓘ
personal empowerment through unconventional sexuality ⓘ
psychological transformation of the protagonist ⓘ
screenplayFor Secretary (2002 film) ⓘ
structure character-driven narrative ⓘ
targetAudience adult viewers ⓘ
tone darkly comic ⓘ
erotic ⓘ
workType feature-length screenplay ⓘ
writer Erin Cressida Wilson ⓘ

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