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Dorcas 2022-01-19 08:01:16
Although the plot is boring, people who say that watching it is a waste of time are also too arbitrary. The focus of the movie is not the personal fate of a call girl, otherwise it will be made into a drama. The semi-documentary form of this film actually highlights the anxiety of the entire American middle-class society in the financial crisis. People who have long been objectified seek the comfort of call girls in this anxiety, but she herself faces the same anxiety. As a result, people comfort each other, and the basis of this comfort is the perishable money and the fragile body of youth that cannot give people a sense of security. In the final shot, when the charming body is embraced, what we see is a deep despair, despair that cannot be comforted with anything.
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The Girlfriend Experience quotes
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Chelsea: [voice-over] I met with Phillipe on October 5th and 6th. I wore a Michael Kors dress and shoes with La Perla lingerie underneath, and diamond stud earrings. We met at 7:30 PM at the hotel, and had a drink downstairs. He liked my dress but didn't go into detail why, and didn't mention anything else about my appearance. We ate dinner at Blue Hill. Phillipe didn't ask for a menu and had the chef serve us a five-course meal, a different wine with each course. We went to the 9:40 PM showing of 'Man on Wire' at the Sunshine Cinema, and he liked the movie. We went back to the hotel and talked for half an hour. Mostly about a friend of his that keeps borrowing money from him and not paying it back. Then we had sex for about an hour. After that, we talked for about 15 minutes and he fell asleep. At breakfast, he briefly told me his worries regarding the economy, and he said I should invest my money in gold. He also mentioned a book about how the Federal Reserve works. He didn't make another appointment.
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Chelsea: [voice-over] On October 18th, I met with Dan. I wore a vintage black cashmere sweater, earnest sewn jeans, and Pour la Victoire boots. Dan talked the entire time. We didn't have sex. He was very upset about a contract his firm lost to I.M. PEI. He set another date for Tuesday, October 21st.