GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE, THE (2009) [feature]
“Soderbergh has captured an America in which the line between selling out and selling yourself has never been thinner.” - Entertainment Weekly
As the 2008 elections come to a head and the US economy begins to tumble, business is booming for Chelsea - a young entrepreneur who has her own website, clothing line and earns $2000 an hour as a high-class escort. In a world where everyone and everything is a commodity, Chelsea offers the full ‘girlfriend experience' for men who don't have time for the real thing.
This sleek feature from Steven Soderbergh (Out of Sight, Sex, Lies and Videotape) features porn star Sasha Grey in her first ever mainstream role as the cool and unaffected Chelsea.
“A fascinating study of free enterprise in free fall… this arthouse gem finds [Soderbergh] in top, and truly topical, form.” - Variety
--- D Steven Soderbergh P Mark Cuban, Gregory Jacobs, Todd Wagner S David Levien, Brian Koppelman Dist Icon TD 35mm/2009