The Girlfriend Experience (2009)


Sasha Grey              Chelsea/Christine
Glenn Kenny             The Erotic Connoisseur
Chris Santos            Chris
Philip Eytan            Philip
Timothy Davis           Tim
David Levien            David/ David

Directed by:            Steven Soderbergh
Produced by:            Mark Cuban, Todd Wagner, Gregory Jacobs


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.

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Chelsea (Sasha Grey) is a high-priced $2,000-an-hour call girl in Manhattan, offering a 'girlfriend experience': 
she'll dress with the client in mind, go to dinner and a movie, listen attentively to talk about work and finances, 
and she'll provide sex. It's October, 2008: a presidential election nears and the economy is in free fall. She has 
a boyfriend, Chris (Chris Santos), who's a personal trainer. We are shown five non-consecutive days in Chelsea's 
life. She's working on her Web page, talking to image consultants, and being interviewed by a reporter. She asks 
clients when their birthdays are and uses that for an astrological prediction. She's drawn to a new client, a 
writer from L.A. Should she break her rules for him? What if it risks her relationship with Chris? Should she 
invest in gold?