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'{{For|the expression|girlfriend experience}} {{Infobox film | name = The Girlfriend Experience | image = Girlfriend experience.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [[Steven Soderbergh]] | producer = [[Mark Cuban]]<br> Gregory Jacobs<br> [[Todd Wagner]] | writer = [[Brian Koppelman]]<br />[[David Levien]] | starring = [[Sasha Grey]]<br />Chris Santos<br />[[Glenn Kenny]]<br />[[Peter Zizzo]] | music = | cinematography = | editing = | distributor = [[Magnolia Pictures]] | released = {{Film date|2009|1|20|[[25th Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]]|2009|5|22|United States}} | runtime = 77 minutes | country = {{Film US}} | language = English | budget = $1.3 million | gross = $1,007,962<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=girlfriendexperience.htm |title=The Girlfriend Experience (2009) |work=[[Box Office Mojo]] |accessdate=October 19, 2010}}</ref> }} '''''The Girlfriend Experience''''' is a 2009 [[experimental film|experimental drama film]] shot in [[New York City]]. It is directed by [[Steven Soderbergh]] and stars then-active porn star [[Sasha Grey]].<ref>{{cite web|first=David |last=Sullivan |url=http://business.avn.com/articles/32834.html |title=Sasha Grey Stars in Steven Soderbergh Feature |publisher=Adult Video News |work=AVN Media Network |date=October 14, 2008 |accessdate=January 13, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=David |last=Sullivan |url=http://business.avn.com/articles/32868.html |title=Video: Soderbergh Directs Sasha Grey |publisher=Adult Video News |work=AVN Media Network |date=October 15, 2008 |accessdate=January 13, 2011}}</ref> A rough cut was screened at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] in January 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collider.com/entertainment/reviews/article.asp/aid/10588/tcid/1 |title=The Girlfriend Experience Sundance Review |work=collider.com |date=January 23, 2009 |accessdate=January 13, 2011}}</ref> The film has also been made available on [[Amazon Video on Demand]] as a pre-theatrical rental.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Girlfriend Experience |url=http://www.amazon.com/The-Girlfriend-Experience-Pre-Theatrical-Rental/dp/B00284GCEE/ |work=Amazon Video On Demand |accessdate=January 13, 2011}}</ref> Soderbergh mentioned [[Michelangelo Antonioni]]'s ''[[Red Desert (film)|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 Digital Cinema Camera Company|RedOne]] camera.<ref>{{cite web|first=Glenn |last=Kelly |title=My Girlfriend Experience: A Set Diary |url=http://mubi.com/notebook/posts/672 |work=mubi.com |date=May 20, 2009 |accessdate=January 13, 2011}}</ref> ==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. Chelsea (real name Christine) is a [[New York]] [[Call girl|escort]] who specializes in offering the [[girlfriend experience]]. She finds that lately her clients are spending less and less on her services, and are troubled by the [[Financial crisis of 2007-2009|financial crisis]], a topic they raise frequently in her company. She is also interviewed by a [[journalist]], who quizzes her about her work and personal life. She goes from client to client performing her services. ==Cast== [http://www.sohbetgibi.net Sohbet] [http://www.sohbetgibi.net Chat] [http://www.sohbetgibi.net DiziHD] [http://www.sohbetgibi.net HD izle] * [[Sasha Grey]] as Christine, alias Chelsea * Chris Santos as Chris * Timothy Davis as Tim * Peter Zizzo as Zizzo * Glenn Kenny as "The Erotic Connoisseur" * Vincent Dellacera as Chelsea's Driver * Kimberly Magness as Happy Hour * [[Mark Jacobson]] as Interviewer == Reception == === Critical response === The film received a 63% on the critical summation site [[Rotten Tomatoes]] with a consensus of ''"Steven Soderbergh's latest lo-fi production is strikingly crafted but emotionally vague."'' [[Roger Ebert]] rated the film four out of four stars, saying "This film is true about human nature. It clearly sees needs and desires. It is not universal, but within its particular focus, it is unrelenting."<ref>{{cite news|title=The Girlfriend Experience |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |authorlink=Roger Ebert |first=Roger |last=Ebert |date=May 20, 2009 |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090520/REVIEWS/905209991/1023 |accessdate=October 26, 2009}}</ref> On the opposite end of the spectrum, [[Kyle Smith]] of the ''[[New York Post]]'' awarded the film 1 star out of 4, saying "Time for another of Steven Soderbergh's 'experimental,' i.e., half-assed, films."<ref>{{cite news|title=Phony Documentary Doesn't Do The Trick |work=[[New York Post]] |publisher=NYP Holdings Inc. |date=May 22, 2009 |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/phony_documentary_doesn_do_the_trick_4J2025vEm9R2gdYyspOPtK |accessdate=October 26, 2009 |first=Kyle |last=Smith}}</ref> David Edelstein of ''[[New York Magazine]]'' complained that, "Most of the dialogue is listless, and no matter how much Soderbergh snips and stitches, the movie is a corpse with twitching limbs." [[Luke Davies]], critic for ''[[The Monthly]]'', wrote that the film is "disposable and pretentious" and "is shot sombrely and austerely, in a style that might be described as 'vacuous chic'" and concluded that "as a film in which a porn star's presence is a fundamental marketing hook, it is masturbation."<ref>{{cite web|title=Amoral Tale: Luke Davies on Steven Soderbergh's "The Girlfriend Experience" |work=[[The Monthly]] |publisher=Schwartz Publishing |date=September 2009 |url=http://www.themonthly.com.au/film-luke-davies-amoral-tale-steven-soderbergh039s-039the-girlfriend-experience039-1933?page=0%2C1 |accessdate=October 26, 2009}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == * {{official|http://www.girlfriendexperiencefilm.com/}} * {{Allmovie title|450617|The Girlfriend Experience}} * {{mojo title|girlfriendexperience|The Girlfriend Experience}} * {{IMDb title|1103982|The Girlfriend Experience}} * {{metacritic film|girlfriendexperience|The Girlfriend Experience}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|girlfriend_experience|The Girlfriend Experience}} {{Steven Soderbergh}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Girlfriend Experience}} [[Category:2009 films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:English-language films]] [[Category:2000s drama films]] [[Category:American drama films]] [[Category:Avant-garde and experimental films]] [[Category:Films about prostitution]] [[Category:Films directed by Steven Soderbergh]] [[Category:Films set in New York City]] [[Category:Films shot digitally]] [[es:The Girlfriend Experience]] [[fr:Girlfriend Experience]] [[it:The Girlfriend Experience]] [[ja:ガールフレンド・エクスペリエンス]] [[pt:The Girlfriend Experience]] [[ru:Девушка по вызову (фильм)]]'