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Antonio Campos (writer)
Release Date:
20 July 2007 (UK)
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The film follows 16 year old Chelsea Magan who has just sold her virginity on eBay to the highest bidder. full summary | add synopsis
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2 wins
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Chelsea Logan | ... | Chelsea Magan |
 | Rosemarie DeWitt | ... | Mom |
| Christopher McCann | ... | Peter |
| Tiffany Yaraghi | ... | Tiffany |
 | Stacy Jordan | ... | Stacy |
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USA:58 min | USA:34 min (premiere version) | Argentina:58 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
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Half-hour narrative version premiered at Cannes in May 2005 and won First Prize in the Cinefondation category. Full hour version with documentary first and narrative second premiered at CineVegas in June 2005 and took home the Audience Award.
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I saw this film at the Cannes Film Festival. Firstly, I am surprised that the running time here is listed as 60+ minutes. The cut that I saw, and the cut that won the Cinefondation award, was 34 minutes. Perhaps there's an extended version? Anyway. I didn't think the film was great, and I certainly didn't hate it. It was "okay". I usually have a strong opinion about what I watch, but with "Buy It Now" I looked at it more as a technical piece than anything else. Maybe it's because I knew the story that it was based on quite well (UK girl who sells her virginity on Ebay). To me, this adaptation of the real-life incident is joyless and heavy-going. The vertical framing techniques employed are quite good, as is the soft focus used on the mother and the deliberately slow pacing when Chelsea is waiting for "the man". But it all feels a little self-indulgent and pointless. What is the film trying to say? It looks heavy, and it feels heavy, but surprisingly the after-taste is faint and quick to vanish.
Having said that, the performances are excellent, some of the techniques used are interesting and the "direct cinema" photography is inspired. For what it is- a student film- it's strong.