The Girlfriend Experience

Synopsis: 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?
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Steven Soderbergh
Production: Magnolia Pictures
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.5
Metacritic:
66
Rotten Tomatoes:
66%
R
Year:
2009
77 min
$642,853
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So did you like

the movie?

I think the movie was good.

Yeah.

It was very

entertaining.

What about you?

I liked it.

It wasn't

what I expected.

Too many people

in this...

in this movie theater.

Yeah?

I don't do very well in--

with crowds.

I know.

It was great,

you know,

very well done,

very well done.

And the way he

describes, you know,

the different steps that

led him to do that--

that's what's

interesting.

It's a documentary

kind of movie.

I thought it wasn't

going to happen.

They kept saying,

"Oh, we're not gonna get away with this."

And they did.

I was surprised.

Yeah, it was good.

Would you

watch it again?

Yeah.

Sorry to interrupt.

Have you decided on a wine this evening?

- Yes.

- What would you like?

Can--?

- red is good for you?

- Yeah.

Can we get

a bottle of--?

The first time he asked

for money was two years ago.

The second time--

six months ago.

And now,

two days ago,

he's asking

for some more.

And he's a friend.

And, you know,

I help him.

But it's a lot of money

we're talking about.

And it never ends.

So what do I do?

What would you do?

It sounds like he's

taking advantage of you.

It's good

to see you.

It's always good

to see you.

Thank you.

Come here.

Attaboy.

Get 'em.

Get 'em.

Good.

Focus.

Two.

Good stall here.

Good stall.

Beautiful, Zizzo.

Drop it down.

Attaboy.

Good set.

Ow.

- I'm just kidding.

- How're you feeling?

- All right.

- Eat your Wheaties this morning?

- My Wheaties?

- Yeah.

I had my muscle milk this morning,

Wheaties after.

So what's going down?

What's new?

You want to hear everything

or just recent things?

Let's start at two or three

and work your way up.

Let me ask you

a question.

Yeah.

What are you doing

this weekend?

What am I doing

this weekend?

No, the other trainer

I'm working with.

- I don't know. I don't know.

- I do.

Chelsea, I'm ordering breakfast.

Do you know

what you want?

I'll just have whatever you're having.

Thank you.

What about the bailout?

How do you think that's going to turn out?

That's not

gonna work.

You need more money

in the system,

a lot more money than

what the government is putting in.

It's just

the beginning.

So I don't know

what to tell you.

I think it's better

to stay cash and...

that's what I do anyway,

so it's good for me.

No it's not.

I'm out of here.

Thank you

very much.

- I hope I'll see you soon.

- Me too.

- Take care.

- You too.

I met with Philip

on October 5th and 6th.

I wore a Michael Kors dress and shoes

with La Perla--

I wore a Michael Kors

dress and shoes

with La Perla lingerie

underneath

and diamond stud

earrings.

We met at 7:
30 at the hotel

and had a drink downstairs.

He liked my dress

but didn't go into detail why

and didn't mention anything else

about my appearance.

So how did it go?

It was fine.

We had a nice dinner,

you know, went back

to the hotel.

But he's

very well endowed

and sometimes I just can't

handle him that long.

Lucky for me, though,

he's attractive,

so that helps and I

at least enjoy myself.

But it was weird

when I left.

He didn't even stand up

to hug me or say goodbye

or kiss me on the cheek.

It was a very

awkward departure.

He's never

done that before.

We ate dinner at Blue Hill.

Philip didn't ask

for a menu

and had the chef serve us

a five-course meal,

a different wine

with each course.

We went to the 9:40

showing of "Man on Wire"

at the Sunshine Cinema.

And he liked the movie.

We went back to the hotel

and talked for half an hour,

mostly about

a friend of his

that keeps borrowing money from

him and not paying it back.

Then we had sex for about an hour.

After, we talked about--

After, we talked for about 15

minutes and he fell asleep.

At breakfast he briefly told me

his worries regarding the economy

and said I should invest

my money in gold.

He also mentioned a book about

how the Federal Reserve works.

He didn't make

another appointment.

Sometimes clients think

they want the real you,

but at the end

of the day they don't.

They want what they want you to be.

They want you to be

something else.

They don't want you to be yourself.

Suppose I'm that rare

client that really wants to--

if they wanted you

to be yourself,

they wouldn't be

paying you.

I know you've been buying

five sessions at a time.

Right.

You realize you're losing

money by doing that, right?

But I'm taking it

as it goes, you know?

I know. I hear that.

The whole thing is is, like,

if you buy more sessions, obviously

you're gonna save a lot more money.

I think our relationship is good.

You're liking what we're doing.

- You do a great job.

- You're feeling good. You're looking good.

You've gained

five lbs. of muscle.

- You're on your way to a six-pack.

- I'm trying.

I don't think our relationship

is going to end soon.

So my suggestion is let's

have you buy a bigger package--

- like 25 or 50.

- What did I do last time? 10?

- You did five.

- That went quick.

So if you did 25 or 50, you'd be saving,

like, 20 bucks per session.

So you're looking

at saving $400.

And I know times are a little crazy,

but that's my point.

I know what I pay for five.

What's it go up to from there?

You pay $150

for five.

And you'll end up

paying $125

If you end up

getting 25 sessions.

You are the beautiful,

young ingenue accompanying--

Let me ask you

a question.

Not to pry,

but you guys--

I mean, you guys

are hurting.

Everybody's hurting right now.

How do you--?

You're gonna spend money?

You're going to do this?

Self-medicating.

Don't worry about that.

I'm go?

If I was hurting,

I wouldn't go.

I can't afford

to go to Vegas.

You don't have

to afford to go to Vegas.

I can afford for you

to go to Vegas.

We all can afford

for you to go to Vegas.

In fact, we almost can't

afford for you not to go.

You gotta come,

dude, seriously.

All right, let me see

what I can do.

Hi, Chris.

Package for you.

Thank you very much.

Have a good day.

Thanks.

I'm starving.

How was work?

Work was good--

a little crazy.

I trained Zizzo.

He was trying

to convince me to go

To some crazy

trip in Vegas.

Vegas?

Yeah, boys' trip

to Vegas this weekend.

I told him I didn't think

you'd approve of that.

Do you get bored of just

talking to rich people?

It can get tedious.

It can get tedious?

Why?

It can.

You really have to adapt and

become something that they want.

Oh, God.

I mean, do you find

yourself caring at all?

I do.

I think you're getting a little

worked up about it, though.

Because the economy

is f***ed.

And my business

is f***ed.

I'm making 1/10 of what

I made two years ago.

It's just getting

worse and worse.

And this is something that is

gonna f***ing fall by the wayside

if I can't

get it together.

And I've aged out

of the business also.

So I f***ing show up on

a set and people ask me--

They think I worked on

"McHale's Navy" or something.

Did that other show

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David Levien

David Levien is an American screenwriter, novelist, director, and producer. Best known as the co-writer of Ocean's Thirteen and Rounders, Levien has also produced films such as The Illusionist and The Lucky Ones. Levien frequently collaborates on projects with his writing partner Brian Koppelman. As a novelist, he has published City of the Sun, Where the Dead Lay, 13 Million Dollar Pop, and Signature Kill. Earlier works are often published under D. J. Levien. Levien studied at the University of Michigan. more…

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