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Directed by | Steven Soderbergh |
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Cinematography | Peter Andrews |
Edited by | Mary Ann Bernard |
Music by | Ross Godfrey |
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Distributed by | Magnolia Pictures |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1.7 million |
Box office | $1 million[1] |
The Girlfriend Experience is a 2009 American slice-of-life drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh, written by Brian Koppelman and David Levien, and starring then-pornographic actress Sasha Grey.[2][3] It was shot in New York City, and a rough cut was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2009.[4] The film was also made available on Amazon Video on Demand as a pre-theatrical rental.[5]
Soderbergh mentioned Michelangelo Antonioni's Red Desert and Ingmar Bergman's Cries and Whispers as influences. The film is also notable because it was produced for $1.3 million and was shot with a relatively inexpensive Red One camera.[6]