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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Secretary (screenplay) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7267397 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Secretary (screenplay) Context triple: [Erin Cressida Wilson, notableWork, Secretary (screenplay)]
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A.
Mr. Secretary
Mr. Secretary is the formal style of address traditionally used for the United States Secretary of Defense.
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B.
Mr. Secretary
"Mr. Secretary" is the formal style of address traditionally used for the United States Secretary of Transportation.
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C.
Mr. Secretary
"Mr. Secretary" is the formal style of address traditionally used for the United States Secretary of State.
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D.
Mr. Secretary
"Mr. Secretary" is the traditional formal style of address used for the United States Secretary of the Treasury.
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E.
Mr. Secretary
"Mr. Secretary" is the formal style of address traditionally used for the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Secretary (screenplay) Target entity description: 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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A.
Mr. Secretary
Mr. Secretary is the formal style of address traditionally used for the United States Secretary of Defense.
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B.
Mr. Secretary
"Mr. Secretary" is the formal style of address traditionally used for the United States Secretary of Transportation.
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C.
Mr. Secretary
"Mr. Secretary" is the formal style of address traditionally used for the United States Secretary of State.
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D.
Mr. Secretary
"Mr. Secretary" is the traditional formal style of address used for the United States Secretary of the Treasury.
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E.
Mr. Secretary
"Mr. Secretary" is the formal style of address traditionally used for the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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)
ⓘ
linked to:
"Secretary" (short story)
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| basedOnWorkAuthor | Mary Gaitskill ⓘ |
| characterType |
female submissive protagonist
ⓘ
male dominant employer ⓘ |
| containsElement |
romantic relationship
ⓘ
sadomasochistic practices ⓘ sexual role-play ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Secretary (screenplay) Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.