Shopgirl

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Shopgirl
Image:Shopgirl.jpg Promotional poster for Shopgirl.
Directed by	Anand Tucker
Produced by	Ashok Amritraj
Written by	Steve Martin
Starring	Steve Martin Claire Danes Jason Schwartzman Bridgette Wilson-Sampras Samuel Bottoms Frances Conroy
Music by	Barrington Pheloung
Cinematography	Peter Suschitzky
Editing by	David Gamble
Distributed by	Touchstone Pictures (USA, Argentina) 20th Century Fox (UK)
Release date(s)	October 21, 2005
Running time	116 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

Shopgirl is a 2005 film starring Steve Martin, Claire Danes and Jason Schwartzman. It is based on the 2001 novella of the same name. Both the novella and the screenplay were written by Steve Martin. The film was released in the United States on October 21 2005. The DVD was released April 25, 2006.

Contents 1 Plot outline 2 Reception 2.1 Critical reaction 3 References 4 External links

Plot outline

The story follows Mirabelle Buttersfield, an aspiring artist, who works at Neiman Marcus (Saks Fifth Avenue in the film) in Beverly Hills, California. She meets two men who are romantically pursuing her at the same time. One, Ray Porter, is a wealthy, divorced logician. The other, named Jeremy, is an awkward young amplifier salesman and aspiring font artist. Mirabelle is swept off her feet by the former, who is unable to commit to her exclusively. The situation is further clouded when the latter falls madly in love with her; although she finds him somewhat less attractive than his older rival, he can offer her the promise of exclusivity.

At first, Mirabelle chooses Ray over Jeremy. They have a long affair in which Mirabelle devotes herself to Ray even though his only intentions with her appear to be physical. Ray eventually cheats on her and confesses this to Mirabelle. Mirabelle is hurt and spends time with her family during Christmas while Ray is in New York. He calls her at her parents' home and invites her to New York. She accepts. They continue to date, while a former friend of Mirabelle plots against her. She has intentions of being with Ray because she sees how happy he makes Mirabelle. Fortunately she ends up mistaking Jeremy for Ray Porter and her plot ends. Mirabelle is finally confronted with the fact that Ray cannot become exclusive to her. They break up, and they go on with their lives. Mirabelle quits her job at Saks and works at an art gallery.

Meanwhile, Jeremy has been touring the country with a rock band while simultaneously listening to many books-on-tape about how to have a successful relationship. He learns manners, etiquette and proper hygiene skills. Upon his return to Beverly Hills, he attempts to go on a second date with Mirabelle which goes successfully. The two begin dating.

The film ends with Mirabelle meeting Ray for the last time at an art show. Since they were last together, Mirabelle has formed a loving relationship with Jeremy and become an accomplished artist. Ray finally admits that he has always loved Mirabelle. Unforunately, she does not take him back.

Reception

Critical reaction

Shopgirl opened to mixed reviews, though much praise was given to Claire Danes for her lead performance ^{[1] [2]}, many critics remarked that the film was too closely presented in the vein of the critically acclaimed 2003 Sofia Coppola film Lost in Translation, which also focuses on an older man (Bill Murray) forming a relationship with a younger woman (Scarlett Johansson) ^{[3] [4]}.

The movie has a 66% "fresh" rating at Rotten Tomatoes ^[5].

References

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