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Sharing the Secret

January 01, 1970

Sharing the Secret is a 2000 American television drama film about a teenage girl's struggle with bulimia and its effect on her parents and friends. Originally airing on CBS television networks in the United States, the film has also aired on cable television's Lifetime Network.[1] In 2001, the film received a Peabody Award for "an impressive, moving, and candid portrait of a teenager in crisis."[2]

Sharing the Secret
DVD cover (UK)
Written byLauren Currier
Directed byKatt Shea
StarringAlison Lohman
Mare Winningham
Tim Matheson
Diane Ladd
Music byDanny B. Harvey
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersPhilip Kleinbart
Robert Greenwald
CinematographyWally Pfister
EditorDeborah Zeitman
Running time90 minutes
Production companiesNightstar Productions
Robert Greenwald Productions
Original release
ReleaseMay 10, 2000 (2000-05-10)

Plot edit

By all outward appearances, teenager Beth Moss (Alison Lohman) has a good life. She is attractive, popular, and excels academically and at ballet. Beth, however, feels that she is not living up to expectations and is not in control of her life. Adjusting to her parents' divorce and trying to live up to their opposing compliments, Beth is afraid to grow up and at the same time struggles to fit in with her maturing friends. She turns to binging and purging as a means to gain control over at least one aspect of her life.

The first sign of any problem comes with a dizzy misstep during a ballet class. Beth begs her instructor (Irina Gasanova) not to tell her mother (Mare Winningham). In a later scene, Beth first hides a severe symptom (bleeding gums) from her friends, but then teaches one friend (Kady Cole) how to purge by inducing vomiting.

When playing a game with another friend, Sophia (Brighton Hertford), Beth cites her mother's complaints about the patients she sees in her child psychology practice as the cause of her greatest fear, which is to "not fit in ... in some way." She tells her friend that she does not want to be "like those people."[3]

Throughout the film, Beth becomes adept at hiding her symptoms. After she passes out in her school hallway, she calls her step-mother (Mary Crosby) to pick her up from school to avoid telling her mother. At her father's (Tim Matheson) insistence, she sees a physician who diagnoses her as anemic. When the doctor asks if she has been eating, she says that she usually eats properly, but has not lately because she was sick. She then hides her scarred knuckles. When Beth's mother notices these Russell's signs later, Beth passes them off as old cat-scratches.

Upon Beth's return to school, her school counselor (Khadijah Karriem) confronts the girl with the observation that she may be bulimic. The school counselor is very sympathetic and attempts to get Beth to discuss her problems. Beth is forced to tell her mother, but insists that she no longer has a problem. This sets off a major conflict between the mother and daughter. Dr. Moss decides Beth must enter counseling. This conflict is paralleled in the film as Beth's grandmother (Diane Ladd) tries to console her daughter without really understanding her situation.

Another parallel is seen in one of Dr. Moss's patients, a little girl named Rachel (Camryn Grimes) who; like Beth, is feeling squeezed out by her father (Lawrence Monoson) and stepfamily. Beth hints at her resentment towards her stepmother, referring to her as a trophy wife. Beth begins counseling and is, at first, defiant, but begins to open up when her therapist (Roxana Brusso) explains her own history with anorexia.

Later, Beth is seen coming to terms with her disorder. A friend tries to cheer her up by telling her she is "skinny enough." Beth snaps at the girl saying she doesn't throw up to lose weight. She says, "I do it because I'm screwed up."

The conflict between Beth and her mother peaks when Beth comes home to find her mother in her bathroom, cleaning out her medicine cabinet in an effort to remove anything potentially useful to induce vomiting. Beth orders her mother out of the bathroom.

When her mother refuses, Beth proceeds to vomit into the toilet in plain view of her mother. Beth breaks down in tears, telling her mother that her hair is falling out and that her heart is beating rapidly. She asks to be checked into an inpatient facility. The film ends with Beth still in the hospital but telling her mother of signs of improvement such as after-meal supervision time being "down to two hours."

Cast edit

Release edit

Sharing the Secret first aired on American CBS networks on May 10, 2000,[4] and was released on Region 2 DVD in United Kingdom and Europe,[5] distributed by Odyssey Video in 2003[6] and by Infinity Media from 2006 to present.[7][8]

Reception edit

The eating-disorder blog Disordered Times ranked the movie at five out of five, calling it "one of the best-made films on eating disorders ever," and saying that it "does not exaggerate for 'shock value,' nor does it portray eating disorders in a glamorous light..."[9]

References edit

  1. ^ . myLifetime.com. Lifetime Entertainment Services. Archived from the original on 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  2. ^ "Sharing the Secret". GEORGE FOSTER PEABODY AWARDS. University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  3. ^ Allison Lohman (2000). Sharing the Secret. Nightstar Productions.
  4. ^ Hal Erickson. "Sharing the Secret – Synopsis". Fandango. Comcast, Inc. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  5. ^ "Sharing the Secret [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Great Britain ]". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  6. ^ "Sharing The Secret [DVD] [2000] DVD". Amazon UK. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  7. ^ "Search Results". Infinity DVD. Infinity Media. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  8. ^ "Sharing The Secret [2000] [DVD] DVD - Production Details". Amazon UK. 26 June 2006. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
  9. ^ Charlynn (August 2008). "Movie review: Sharing the Secret". The Disordered Times Archive. Retrieved 2011-01-07.

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Sharing the Secret is a 2000 American television drama film about a teenage girl s struggle with bulimia and its effect on her parents and friends Originally airing on CBS television networks in the United States the film has also aired on cable television s Lifetime Network 1 In 2001 the film received a Peabody Award for an impressive moving and candid portrait of a teenager in crisis 2 Sharing the SecretDVD cover UK Written byLauren CurrierDirected byKatt SheaStarringAlison LohmanMare WinninghamTim MathesonDiane LaddMusic byDanny B HarveyCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionProducersPhilip KleinbartRobert GreenwaldCinematographyWally PfisterEditorDeborah ZeitmanRunning time90 minutesProduction companiesNightstar ProductionsRobert Greenwald ProductionsOriginal releaseReleaseMay 10 2000 2000 05 10 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Release 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot editBy all outward appearances teenager Beth Moss Alison Lohman has a good life She is attractive popular and excels academically and at ballet Beth however feels that she is not living up to expectations and is not in control of her life Adjusting to her parents divorce and trying to live up to their opposing compliments Beth is afraid to grow up and at the same time struggles to fit in with her maturing friends She turns to binging and purging as a means to gain control over at least one aspect of her life The first sign of any problem comes with a dizzy misstep during a ballet class Beth begs her instructor Irina Gasanova not to tell her mother Mare Winningham In a later scene Beth first hides a severe symptom bleeding gums from her friends but then teaches one friend Kady Cole how to purge by inducing vomiting When playing a game with another friend Sophia Brighton Hertford Beth cites her mother s complaints about the patients she sees in her child psychology practice as the cause of her greatest fear which is to not fit in in some way She tells her friend that she does not want to be like those people 3 Throughout the film Beth becomes adept at hiding her symptoms After she passes out in her school hallway she calls her step mother Mary Crosby to pick her up from school to avoid telling her mother At her father s Tim Matheson insistence she sees a physician who diagnoses her as anemic When the doctor asks if she has been eating she says that she usually eats properly but has not lately because she was sick She then hides her scarred knuckles When Beth s mother notices these Russell s signs later Beth passes them off as old cat scratches Upon Beth s return to school her school counselor Khadijah Karriem confronts the girl with the observation that she may be bulimic The school counselor is very sympathetic and attempts to get Beth to discuss her problems Beth is forced to tell her mother but insists that she no longer has a problem This sets off a major conflict between the mother and daughter Dr Moss decides Beth must enter counseling This conflict is paralleled in the film as Beth s grandmother Diane Ladd tries to console her daughter without really understanding her situation Another parallel is seen in one of Dr Moss s patients a little girl named Rachel Camryn Grimes who like Beth is feeling squeezed out by her father Lawrence Monoson and stepfamily Beth hints at her resentment towards her stepmother referring to her as a trophy wife Beth begins counseling and is at first defiant but begins to open up when her therapist Roxana Brusso explains her own history with anorexia Later Beth is seen coming to terms with her disorder A friend tries to cheer her up by telling her she is skinny enough Beth snaps at the girl saying she doesn t throw up to lose weight She says I do it because I m screwed up The conflict between Beth and her mother peaks when Beth comes home to find her mother in her bathroom cleaning out her medicine cabinet in an effort to remove anything potentially useful to induce vomiting Beth orders her mother out of the bathroom When her mother refuses Beth proceeds to vomit into the toilet in plain view of her mother Beth breaks down in tears telling her mother that her hair is falling out and that her heart is beating rapidly She asks to be checked into an inpatient facility The film ends with Beth still in the hospital but telling her mother of signs of improvement such as after meal supervision time being down to two hours Cast editAlison Lohman Beth Moss Mare Winningham Dr Nina Moss Lawrence Monoson Phil Paige Mary Crosby Irene Diane Ladd Nina s Mother Tim Matheson John Moss Camryn Grimes Rachel Brighton Hertford Sophia Kady Cole Melanie Julius Ritter Edward Irina Gasanova Ballet Teacher Roxana Brusso Keri Gold Khadijah Karriem School CounselorRelease editSharing the Secret first aired on American CBS networks on May 10 2000 4 and was released on Region 2 DVD in United Kingdom and Europe 5 distributed by Odyssey Video in 2003 6 and by Infinity Media from 2006 to present 7 8 Reception editThe eating disorder blog Disordered Times ranked the movie at five out of five calling it one of the best made films on eating disorders ever and saying that it does not exaggerate for shock value nor does it portray eating disorders in a glamorous light 9 References edit Sharing the Secret Official Show Site myLifetime com Lifetime Entertainment Services Archived from the original on 2011 11 03 Retrieved 2011 01 07 Sharing the Secret GEORGE FOSTER PEABODY AWARDS University of Georgia s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication Retrieved 2011 01 07 Allison Lohman 2000 Sharing the Secret Nightstar Productions Hal Erickson Sharing the Secret Synopsis Fandango Comcast Inc Retrieved 2011 01 07 Sharing the Secret NON USA FORMAT PAL Reg 2 Import Great Britain Amazon com Retrieved 2011 01 07 Sharing The Secret DVD 2000 DVD Amazon UK Retrieved 2011 01 07 Search Results Infinity DVD Infinity Media Retrieved 2011 01 07 Sharing The Secret 2000 DVD DVD Production Details Amazon UK 26 June 2006 Retrieved 2011 01 07 Charlynn August 2008 Movie review Sharing the Secret The Disordered Times Archive Retrieved 2011 01 07 External links editSharing the Secret at AllMovie Sharing the Secret at IMDb nbsp Sharing the Secret at Rotten Tomatoes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sharing the Secret amp oldid 1212017394, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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