The Girlfriend Experience Page #4

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
Website
720 Views


If it's gonna be

with you guys,

I would love to do that.

And if it's not, I understand,

but then I have to move on.

You're talking about

more of a management role,

taking a piece of the profits,

stuff like that.

I've been trying for weeks just

to get you to wear the shirts.

And you can't even pass

along with me on that.

I got to be honest with you, Bill,

I'm not a uniform guy.

I mean, I love the gym.

I just don't love the T-shirts.

But if I have

to wear a T-shirt

to be on the team,

I'll do that.

That's what I mean--

more of a team role.

I don't see you

in that role.

I don't get that

feeling from you.

I get you're more of an outsider,

more of an independent

fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants

kind of guy.

- Hi, how can I help you?

- What's your cheapest prepaid phone?

Cheapest prepaid?

Let me show you.

This is $110. You get 200 minutes

and nights and weekends free.

$110 and I only get

- Yeah.

- I'll give you $80 for it.

No, our cost is $95.

I can't give you for $80.

Then I'll take $95,

and I'll buy two.

No, I can give you

$100 if you want.

Okay, that's fine.

I'll take two then.

Hi, David.

This is Chelsea.

Hi. You're real.

You can never tell with these websites.

So I checked

out your information

and I see

that you're a writer

and your company is in L.A.

Is that where you live as well?

Yeah, I live in L.A.

I'm just in for a couple days.

Do you travel a lot?

I do, you know,

project to project.

I just go wherever

they're shooting.

I'm in New York,

like, five times a year.

What kind of writer

are you?

Screenwriter.

So what are you

looking forward to?

Do you have anything

specific in mind?

Well, you know,

after looking

at your site

I'd just really love to

get together with you.

I'm just feeling

kind of stressed out.

I should probably

see a shrink,

But it seems more fun

to see you.

Why don't you tell me

about yourself?

Are you married?

Do you have kids?

Yes and yes

and no comment.

How many kids

do you have?

I have two

little girls.

Don't make me

feel bad, though.

I won't.

Would you like

to meet tomorrow?

Yes, I would,

But tomorrow is my

screening and my dinner.

That's what

I'm in for.

So I can't do it

tomorrow.

And I leave Friday morning.

How about tonight?

I can't do it

tonight.

Really?

Have you ever even seen

an escort before?

No, this is my first time.

Is it that clear?

Well, no, it's just

that I have this policy

that I usually

don't see a client

unless they've been

with an escort.

You know--

Do you make

exceptions?

Actually, I was just

going to tell you

that I was looking

at your birthday

and it actually coincides

with mine really well.

Let me see if I could

push some things around.

We clicked.

There was something there.

- And I told him that--

- You told him that?

I told him that I was going

out of town for the weekend.

- Right.

- And he didn't like that at all.

And what really

set it off was

when he insulted me

about my, you know--

all my

personology books.

Right.

I had a feeling he didn't

support me in my belief.

And I found out

last night for sure.

So you found out last night

that he's not into astrology?

It's not astrology.

Are you gonna

do this to me too?

- It kind of is.

- It's not.

than just reading star signs.

I definitely think

it's important.

It's critical to have

somebody who supports you.

But it's important to,

you know--

I don't want to be

negative, 'cause I think

that feeling when you

connect with a client

is the best feeling

in the world.

I don't want to be

sort of down on that.

It's funny because I wanted

to get away from my parents.

I didn't want to depend on them.

I didn't want their money.

That's more than

half the reason

I started doing this

in the first place.

I have a lot of money

saved up,

and I won't completely feel

like I'm dependent on him,

- monetarily at least.

- Right.

But he made me

feel happy.

And I want to know

if that's something

that will continue

or if it won't.

Do you really believe

what's coming out of your mouth?

You think--

what do you think?

Let me guess--

this guy's married.

Does he have a family?

What do you think's gonna happen?

You're gonna go away

this weekend...

something magical

is gonna happen?

He's gonna go home

to his wife--

who he's cheating on

by the way--

and say, "Hey, Honey,

guess what?

I spent three days with a

hooker, and guess what--"

I don't know what's going to

happen. And that's the point.

I know what's gonna happen.

You know what's gonna happen?

You're gonna go on your

little trip, all right?

And when he's done

playing with you

because he's having

a midlife crisis,

he's gonna leave you

and go back

to his normal,

great life

with his wife

and his family

and he's gonna leave you

high and dry. And guess what--

then you're gonna come back here,

and there's no here anymore.

And you'll be stuck with

you and your books, alone.

I promise you that.

I wish I would've known

you felt like that.

So that's it?

Just f***ing blindsides

you out of nowhere?

Blindsides me out of

nowhere, walks in and,

"I am going away with

somebody and it's over.

That's the end

of it."

Buddy, listen.

I feel for you. From f***ing

everything you told me about this girl,

you loved her. You were happy.

This was the thing.

So for that

I feel for you.

But, honest to God,

good f***ing riddance.

- It's not good riddance.

- It is good riddance.

It's the first girl in

as long as I can remember

that I really care about--

cared about.

Let me tell you, all

women ultimately are evil.

They're the worst species.

They're worse than f***ing hyenas,

because they have

all the power.

- I'm sensing a little frustration from you.

- They have all the power.

And they know this.

- Do you ever listen to Jim Rome?

- Yeah, I love Rome.

He always talks

about Charles Barkley,

and he had a bill

at some club in Vegas

for 15 grand

in alcohol.

And he was like,

"It was just an accident. I forgot to pay it."

He walked out on it?

No, it was just like he said,

"put it on my tab,"

and never paid it, honestly

just forgot to pay it.

Sure, Charles.

Sock down $15,000

worth of booze

and then waltz

out of the door.

Then he repeats it,

like, five times.

You see that when they

hand you that funnel cake

with the powdered sugar on it.

It's all hot and crispy.

You think, "this is

gonna be great."

I guess what I'm building up to

is I'm trying to see the role

that this guy plays in your life--

not necessarily your

relationship between him--

I'm not interested in the intimate

details between these two people--

you and your boyfriend.

I'm interested in the kind of relationship

somebody in your business would have

with somebody they actually love.

Let me speak with him and

see how he feels about it.

This journalist mark

is actually really nice.

He's a little intrusive,

but--

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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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