The Girlfriend Experience: The more experimental Soderbergh

The other day while watching one of the chapters of the highly recommended Entourage , came a new character: a porn actress who had made ​​a film with Soderbergh. I thought it was one of the fictional characters of the series, so naturally they are inserted with the real ones.

No, I was wrong: actress, Sasha Grey, is an actress who has become famous primarily in porn, and the film is real Soderberbergh is called The Girlfriend Experience, and was released here a few days after seeing the episode of Entourage.

Despite being released in cinemas, not a movie of the business say, the budget is $ 1,300,000, which compared to $ 85,000,000 Ocean's Thirteen, the same director, speaks for itself.

Soderbergh apparently, although one of the most prestigious directors today-probably with Chris Nolan and David Fincher, best of that generation, like keep doing, occasionally experimental films, as in this case.

The Girlfriend Experience has a more intimate intent, almost minimalist. Chelsea tells the story of a "Scort" a term that has no exact translation, because as prostitutes charge for his company, which may include sex or not, and although the price tag is not mentioned in the film, by the type of customers who require their services have no earmarks of being cheap.

The story is set in the months before Obama's election as president, through the economic crisis, which affects almost all customers in Chelsea, executives, entrepreneurs and artists with a certain level, always treat her well.

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Chelsea will, in most cases, someone to talk or share a certain intimacy, which in most cases does not reach the sexual arena. In fact, despite the history of the star there is not a scene from "High Voltage" in the film.

Probably something sought, but taking into account the history of the actress, who must be recognized is convincing, despite being a bit blank, do not know if because it is very easy to empathize with the character, or his talent as an actress. We must wait for another movie.

Not a Weird: Rather small, a little minnow, fairly flat ... is appealing, but without being spectacular. Although it is not at all, self-conscious about it in the movie, because he knows very well that customers often do not want only your body but rather to be heard, in a "simulated relationship."

In this respect there is an approach that caught my attention. One customer admits that he had advised psychotherapy, something that Americans are very likely, but has decided to hire her because it looks nicer. Let money better spent.

Is shot, almost as if it were a documentary, with plenty of simple plans, fixed cameras, and not always focused, and sometimes with sound problems, the use of a video camera by any of the actors in a noisy. Anyway, it's a little confusing, since it uses the flashback, which in this type of assembly may be, at least it seemed to me, confused.

In addition to customer relationship is also about Chelsea. He has a partner, personal trainer gym, you know, and accept the profession of it, though with some reluctance from time to time.

The film lasts about 80 minutes, a success, because it has a rather slow, ie it is more the style of your Opera Prima "Sex, Lies and Video Tapes," which of the Ocean's.

Obviously all comparisons are odious, and even malicious, but I grew longer, despite last half that Origin.

Rating: 6