The 2002 French erotic thriller Secret Things is sometimes associated with this term pertaining to a collection of transgressive films by French directors, which was coined by whom?
Secret Things Secret Things (French: Choses secrètes ) is a 2002 French erotic thriller film directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau, starring Coralie Revel and Sabrina Seyvecou. The film is sometimes associated with the New French Extremity. Cahiers du Cinema named "Secret Things", jointly along with "Ten" by director Abbas Kiarostami, as the best film of 2002. The film was awarded the 'French Cineaste of the Year' title at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. In 2005, the director Jean-Claude Brisseau was found guilty of sexually harassing two actresses between 1999 and 2001 during auditions for the film.
Jean-Jacques Annaud Jean-Jacques Annaud (born 1 October 1943) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for directing "Quest for Fire" (1981), "The Name of the Rose" (1986), "The Bear" (1988), "The Lover" (1992), and "Seven Years in Tibet" (1997). Annaud has received numerous awards for his work, including five César Awards, one David di Donatello Award, and one National Academy of Cinema Award. Annaud's first film, "Black and White in Color" (1976), received an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.