Synopsis
In 1860s Paris, a young woman, Therese, is trapped in a loveless marriage to the sickly Camille by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. She spends her days behind the counter of a small shop and her evenings watching Madame play dominos with an eclectic group. After she meets her husband’s alluring friend, Laurent, she embarks on an illicit affair that leads to tragic consequences. Based on Emile Zola’s novel, Thérèse Raquin.
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Cast
- Elizabeth OlsenThérèse Raquin
- Tom FeltonCamille Raquin
- Jessica LangeMadame Raquin
- Matt LucasOlivier
- Oscar IsaacLaurent LeClaire
- Shirley HendersonSuzanne
- Mackenzie CrookGrivet
- John KavanaghInspector Michaud
- Lily LaightYoung Thérèse
- Dimitrije BogdanovYoung Camille
Recommendations
- 80
Village Voice
In Secret boasts vigor and thematic richness, that feeling of artists expressing something vital. - 75
Entertainment Weekly
There’s never any doubt that this will end badly for the lovers. But just in case, Jessica Lange as the fire-breathing mother-in-law seals the deal. - 67
The Playlist
Therese is almost voyeuristically distant from what's happening on screen, asking the audience to observe, but leaving just enough a gap of being completely engaged, that while everything is very well articulated, the impact is more academic than sensual. - 63
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
A genuine “bodice ripper” of a thriller, with the requisite heavy breathing that comes after said bodice is ripped. The sex isn’t explicit, but Olsen and Isaac suggest the heat that gives this doomed affair its momentum. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
In a showy adaptation by first-time helmer Charlie Stratton, the story is more glum than seductive -- offering surprising sexual encounters, yes, but too little of the slow burn and psychological depth that might have made the Les Mis-meets-Jim Thompson concept get under one's skin. - 60
Time Out
Jessica Lange, as rare as a unicorn these days, seizes on the role of a grieving mother with two taloned hands. If there are any tremors of shame to be felt here, they emanate from her. - 50
Observer
The generic title In Secret is as uninspired as the movie itself. - 40
Variety
Serviceable but uninspired, this latest version of Emile Zola’s much-adapted 1867 novel “Therese Raquin” sends its characters to their doom on schedule without stirring much sense of tragedy or emotional involvement.
