Call girl, maybe.
Finally, Steven Soderberghs 2009 experiment in sexless eroticism gets the TV spin-off some weirdo somewhere possibly asked for!
Confession:Je suisthat weirdo.
Credit: Kerry Hayes/Starz
(Or, maybe, they werealwayscommodities, and weve just gotten better at monetizing.)
But even if you missed the film even if you aggressively loathed it!
you should still check outThe Girlfriend Experienceon Starz.
Christine is played by Riley Keough, who you may recall fromMad Max: Fury Road.
Compared to Sasha Grey in the original film, Keough is a more approachable figure.
We see all the exciting stuff.
The house on the outskirts of town, where a wealthy John lets her live.
He lives in another town, probably with a wife and a family.
Why shouldnt a couple young, attractive women have access to this empty house?
Who says they have to earn it?
Greys Christine was a fundamentally passive figure in the Soderbergh film.
Part of what makes the smallscreenExperienceso interesting is how Keoughs Christine actively and aggressively moves into the callgirl world.
Unlike the movie, the TV show has plenty of sex scenes Starz!
but its also more humane.
No clientjustwants Christine for her body.
Christine is paid to pretend to care.
Its not entirely clear whereThe Girlfriend Experienceis set.
The city vibes variously like non-casino Vegas, Century City, and a Manhattan thats just endless Midtown.
Either way, Im hooked.
