The Girlfriend Experience

Pretty woman del xxi° secolo

realizzato con un budget ridotto - meno di 2 milioni di dollari- e girato in due settimane, forse meritava che si impiegasse più tempo per ottenerne qualcosa di meglio, forse meritava addirittura meno fondi di quelli ricevuti o forse non meritava che si spendessero nemmeno 2 di dollari per la sua realizzazione. Gli unici oscar che orbitano attorno a questo film sono gli AVN Awards (nei quali la protagonista è detentrice del titolo di miglior scena anale e miglior scena orale), quelli veri non li continua »

Steven Soderbergh's hi-def experiment is is a compelling monotony

Steven Soderbergh's high-def video bauble "The Girlfriend Experience" is an exquisitely filmed piece of urban impressionism that, unfortunately, leaves one feeling that a sleek gadget has been needlessly purchased. Set on the eve of the 2008 election, it takes a time-shifting Godard-ian glide through a week in the life of Chelsea (porn star Sasha Grey), a high-end Manhattan call girl whose specialty -- codified by the title -- lies in the sympathetic ear that gives a nurturing spin to the body's closing of the deal. »

'Tis Pity She’s a Brand

Steven Soderbergh shot “The Girlfriend Experience” over a few weeks last fall, with a relatively low budget, a portable high-definition video camera and a mostly nonprofessional cast. The film’s means are modest, not unlike the guerrilla techniques Mr. Soderbergh used in “Che,” but nonetheless “The Girlfriend Experience” has a sleek, tailored look appropriate to its setting, which is the moneyed precincts of Manhattan at the height — and most likely the end — of the recent gilded age. Every frame swims with signs of dearly bought, casually enjoyed luxury as the camera makes its way from high-end boutiques to jewelbox hotels, exclusive restaurants and the cabin of a private plane. »

Looking for the dirty thrill of ogling a real porn star, Sasha Grey, as she plays a high-priced Manhattan hooker doing a suck-fuck Kama Sutra? Then, dear God, steer clear of The Girlfriend Experience. Grey, 21, is there, all right, but director Steven Soderbergh, 46, has no interest in servicing the panting john in us. His movie, stylishly shot on the high-def cheap, runs 77 potently sexless minutes. Its subject isn't erotica, it's commodities trading. The time is a few days before Obama's election, and Grey's Chelsea shores up her war chest in a free-falling economy by charging $2,000 an hour for sexual healing. »

"Girlfriend Experience" : la prostitution comme métaphore du mode de vie américain Autour de quelques jours de la vie d'une call girl, qu'il filme dans une élégante image HD, Steven Soderbergh propose une critique du mode de vie américain, dont la prostitution serait ici une métaphore. L'ennui, c'est qu'il finit par lâcher son idée pour se rabattre sur un discours des plus convenus sur la prostituée, éternelle victime d'un système qui l'exploite. Da Le Monde, 8 luglio 2009 »