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1 videodisc (approximately 106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Based on the novella by Steve Martin
Ray Porter is a button-down 50-something executive who reaches out to a much younger woman as his Los Angeles playmate. Mirabelle a 20-something with a pile of promises, debt, and depression, fades away into a slow corner of Saks, while trying to sell unneeded formal gloves. She's a wisp of a person, with a cat who doesn't love her, and when she finds a suitor, it's Jeremy, a scruffy artist who babbles on about speakers. When the gentlemanly Porter calls, his appearance in her life begins to make her whole. It also immediately sets her up for sadness - Ray thinks of Mirabella as a precious outlet for sex, while Mirabelle, very mistakenly, sees Ray as a potential lifelong mate
Special features: "Evolution of a novella: the making of 'Shopgirl'"; deleted scenes; audio commentary by director ANand Tucker
Director of photography, Peter Suschitzky ; editor, David Gamble ; music, Barrington Pheloung ; costume designer, Nancy Steiner ; production designer, William Arnold
Steve Martin, Claire Danes, Jason Schwartzman, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras
MPAA rating: R; for some sexual content and brief language
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned