The Girlfriend Experience (2009)

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'The Girlfriend Experience' - Magnolia Pictures

Rating: R

Release Date: May 22, 2009

Running Time: 77 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Sasha Grey, Chris Santos, Philip Eytan, David Levien, Mark Jacobson

director: Steven Soderbergh

Sasha Grey in Steven Soderbergh's 'The Girlfriend Experience'

In the weeks leading up to the 2008 presidential election, Chelsea 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 who accepts her lifestyle. But when you're in the business of meeting people, you never know who you're going to meet.

PETER TRAVERS - May 21, 2009

Looking for the dirty thrill of ogling a real porn star, Sasha Grey, as she plays a high-priced Manhattan hooker doing a suck-fuck Kama Sutra? Then, dear God, steer clear of The Girlfriend Experience. Grey, 21, is there, all right, but director Steven Soderbergh, 46, has no interest in servicing the panting john in us. His movie, stylishly shot on the high-def cheap, runs 77 potently sexless minutes. Its subject isn't erotica, it's commodities trading. The time is a few days before Obama's…

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