Magnolia Pictures has brought online the trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s The Girlfriend Experience, coming to theaters on May 22.
Set in the weeks leading up to the 2008 presidential election, the film is five days in the life of Chelsea (adult film star Sasha Grey in her mainstream film debut), an ultra high-end Manhattan call girl who offers more than sex to her clients, but companionship and conversation “the girlfriend experience.” Chelsea thinks she has her life totally under controlshe feels her future is secure because she runs her own business her own way, makes $2000 an hour, and has a devoted boyfriend (Chris Santos) who accepts her lifestyle. But when you’re in the business of meeting people, you never know who you’re going to meet…
