Tagline: See it with someone you ****
The film is 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. Set in the weeks leading up to the 2008 presidential election, The Girlfriend Experience is five days in the life of Chelsea (adult film star Sasha Grey in her mainstream film debut), an ultra high-end Manhattan call girl who offers more than sex to her clients, but companionship and conversation – “the girlfriend experience.”
Chelsea thinks she has her life totally under control-she feels her future is secure because she runs her own business her own way, makes $2000 an hour, and has a devoted boyfriend (Chris Santos) who accepts her lifestyle. But when you’re in the business of meeting people, you never know who you’re going to meet…
The Girlfriend Experience is an experimental drama film shot in New York City. It is directed by Steven Soderbergh and stars then-active porn star Sasha Grey. A rough cut was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2009. The film has also been made available on Amazon Video on Demand as a pre-theatrical rental. Soderbergh mentioned Michelangelo Antonioni’s Red Desert and Ingmar Bergman’s Cries and Whispers as influences. The film is also notable because it was produced for $1.3 million and was shot with a relatively inexpensive Red One camera.
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The Girlfriend Experience
Starring: Sasha Grey, Chris Santos, Glenn Kenney, Peter Zizzo
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Screenplay by: Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Release Date: May 22nd 2009
MPAA Rating: R sexual content, nudity and language.
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Box Office Totals
Domestic: $695,840 (81.1%)
Foreign: $161,767 (18.9%)
Total: $857,607 (Worldwide)