Despite the presence of three French film stars (Jean Louis Trintignant, Marlène Jobert and Philippe Noiret), "The Secret" has remained mostly buried since it was made back in 1974. If you see it, you'll know why. This is not a film with much commercial appeal. Technically it is a thriller, but it has almost no thrills. The basic story is actually intriguing (what is the terrible secret that Trintignant has learned? Who are the people chasing him? Or is he just a lunatic and himself the real danger?), but it receives plodding treatment (very little happens in the first hour or so). Ennio Morricone's score is a little too epic to befit a film of this type. ** out of 4.
Review of The Secret
