The Girlfriend Experience

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 not only offers 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 twentieth film from Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh, The Girlfriend Experience is a sexy, gorgeously-shot time capsule from the not-too-distant past.

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

Cast:

Sasha Grey, Chris Santos, Glenn Kenney, Timothy Davis, Mark Jacobson

Reviews:

Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert

San Francisco Chronicle, Mick LaSalle

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Joe Williams