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The Girlfriend Experience (2009) -- A drama set in the days leading up to the 2008 Presidential election, and centered on a high-end Manhattan call girl (Sasha Grey) meeting the challenges of her boyfriend, her clients, and her work.
The Girlfriend Experience (2009) -- Trailer for this film about a call girl

Overview

User Rating:
6.2/10   1,826 votes
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Director:
Steven Soderbergh
Writers (WGA):
David Levien (written by) &
Brian Koppelman (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
8 July 2009 (France) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
See it with someone you ****
Plot:
A drama set in the days leading up to the 2008 Presidential election, and centered on a high-end Manhattan call girl meeting the challenges of her boyfriend, her clients, and her work. | full synopsis
NewsDesk:
(184 articles)
Will Smith Uses Will Power To Move The ‘City That Sailed’
 (From FilmSchoolRejects. 9 July 2009, 7:13 AM, PDT)

Trailers: The Informant!
 (From SoundOnSight. 2 July 2009, 6:13 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
How to make a sophisticated movie with no money more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Sasha Grey ... Chelsea

Chris Santos ... Chris
Peter Zizzo ... Wealthy Client
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Timothy J. Cox ... Businessman

Timothy Davis ... Tim

Jeff Grossman ... Stock Broker
Ted Jessup ... Chatty John
Kimberly Magness ... Happy Hour

Ken Myers ... Restaurant maitre'd
Shakerleg ... Drummer

Ron Stein ... Vegas Buddy #1

Bridget Storm ... Client
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
GfE (USA) (festival title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexual content, nudity and language. (also VOD edition)
Runtime:
78 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS
Certification:
USA:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Ontario)
Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USA

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Trivia:
Girlfriend experience: sex work in which a female prostitute behaves like a male client's girlfriend or shows (artificial) emotional intimacy beyond the sex act; paid-for female companionship more
Movie Connections:
References The Opening of Misty Beethoven (1976) more
Soundtrack:
Hot Tub more

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24 out of 35 people found the following comment useful:-
How to make a sophisticated movie with no money, 10 May 2009
8/10
Author: Daniel Poeira (danielpoeira@gmail.com) from Belo Horizonte, Brazil

A brilliant little film, economic in its resources and smart in its complex editing. However, this is not destined to be a box office hit. It is the kind of film that Soderbergh does once in a while in-between pop flicks to avoid getting bored.

Sasha Grey delivers some good acting as an ambiguously shallow and ambitious prostitute who tries to survive the post-Obama post-Crisis world of depressed clients and worried boyfriend. Her relationship with her costumers and other professionals who are part of the escort world is built little by little in several out-of-order scenes. Most people will find the movie's timeline confusing, but all you have to do is pay attention to her wardrobe and everything will be fine.

I must also note the soundtrack, that makes use of very interesting unknown music. I specially liked the street drummer.

The images are beautiful enough to make one think "well, not bad for a movie shot on digital". Besides the old-school narrative (in the sense that it belongs more to the Bergman era than to the "Wolverine III" era) this movie looks and feels like the new kind of cinema that cheap digital shooting offers. And I like the way it feels.

IN A NUTSHELL: For Sasha Grey and Soderbergh fans and people who actually care about cinema language. If you like Soderbergh because of "Ocean's Eleven", stay away.

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