Movie trailer – The Girlfriend Experience:Ĭhelsea herself is a bit of a blank slate – as she tells a curious journalist, men are more interested in imagining her as the woman they want her to be, rather than getting to know the person that she is. Since we see Chelsea at home, with the live-in boyfriend who is fully aware of how she makes her living, we’re supposed to be able to see both sides of the enigmatic escort. Watching these poor bastards fret about their dwindling incomes while they throw their money away on the companionship of a woman who doesn’t care about them at all offers fewer opportunities to glory in schadenfreude than you might expect, though. The recession is more of an agitated whisper than a full-fledged reality at this point, but the clients who can afford Chelsea’s $2,000 per hour rate are clearly terrified of giving up any portion of their over the top lives. Despite all its flaws (and I expect to see many terrible reviews here). Chelsea offers her clients much more than just sex “the girlfriend experience” can mean dinner dates, sex, or even just conversation. Rent The Girlfriend Experience (2009) starring Sasha Grey and Christopher Santos. The film was also made available on Amazon Video on Demand as a pre-theatrical rental. It was shot in New York City, and a rough cut was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2009.
Set in New York during last fall’s presidential campaign, The Girlfriend Experience follows five days in the life of Chelsea, a high-priced Manhattan escort. The Girlfriend Experience is a 2009 American slice of life drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring ex-pornographic actress Sasha Grey. Show Summary: Inspired by Steven Soderberghs same-named 2009 film, Starzs 'The Girlfriend Experience' further develops the original premise of a young attorney in training who leads a double life as a high-end sex worker. Make no mistake, though aside from some rather incidental nudity, this flick bears no resemblance to Grey’s usual work. The Girlfriend Experience After Show Podcast recaps, reviews and discusses episodes of Starzs The Girlfriend Experience. Oh right… you don’t watch porn, do you?Īdult film stars are rarely successful in their attempts to transition to mainstream cinema – unless you count token parts like Traci Lords in Zack and Miri Make a Porno – and you could be forgiven for assuming that since Grey plays an escort, her role wasn’t much of a stretch. If you’ve heard anything about Steven Soderberg’s latest film, The Girlfriend Experience, it’s probably because of the film’s star, Sasha Grey.ĭon’t act like you’ve never heard her name before – the 21-year-old has been in more adult films than you can shake a stick at.