The Girlfriend Experience

Show Notes

Soderbergh’s second low-budget, shot-on-video movie for Mark Cuban’s Magnolia Pictures (following 2005's Bubble) is about a high-priced escort and stars 21-year-old adult film star Sasha Grey. It may seem like Soderbergh's having a mid-life crisis but, really, he's just finding ways to take new creative swings. The question is: Does this swing connect?


 


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Credits

Keir Graff & Michael Moreci, hosts

Kevin Lau, producer

Gompson, theme music

Cosmo Graff, graphic design


Show Transcript

• 02:10 – Theatrical trailer
• 03:27 – Mike’s one-sentence summary
• 03:57 – Making “The Girlfriend Experience”
• 18:30 – “It’s like you’ve jumped out of a plane”
• 19:57 – Mike’s reaction
• 25:51 – Keir’s reaction
• 31:26 – “Subjective directing” vs. “objective directing”
• 35:12 – “You can create meaning that just wasn’t there”
• 35:38 – Does Soderbergh work too hard?
• 41:40 – “There are times when I wonder what’s left to do with this form”
• 43:25 – Checking in with Soderbergh’s peers
• 45:35 – Critical response
• 51:51 – Audience response
• 55:05 – What is “The Girlfriend Experience” really about?

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