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Five Favorite Films with Adult Film Star Sasha Grey

by Jen Yamato | May 21, 2009

Summary

Filmmaker Steven Soderbergh made waves when he premiered his latest film, The Girlfriend Experience, at this year's Sundance Film Festival -- not so much due to its subject, a high class call girl, but rather thanks to who plays her: adult film actress Sasha Grey, the 21-year-old award-winning star of countless films we can't mention here. An avowed cinephile and French New Wave enthusiast who once considered taking the stage name Anna Karina (and has been known as a Godard devotee ever since), Grey shared her Five Favorite Films with Rotten Tomatoes, revealing a penchant for intense character dramas that dare to be honest and open -- much like Grey herself. Read on for more about Sasha Grey's Five Favorite Films, her improvised central performance in The Girlfriend Experience, what it was like to share the screen with film critic Glenn Kenny (who appears in a cameo role), and more. Back to Article

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Bigbrother writes:
on May 21 2009 05:37 PM

French New Wave and Snake Pliskin, I like it. I'd be interested to know if she thinks GFE is going to be the start of a mainstream career or if she's going back to porn.

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flarey1 writes:
on May 21 2009 05:43 PM

Did anyone else expect something completely different when they clicked on this article? Like a different genre perhaps?

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Jen Yamato writes:
on May 21 2009 06:00 PM

flarey1, what exactly do you mean?

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Jen Yamato writes:
on May 21 2009 06:02 PM

bigbrother - Click to page 2 for our continued convo with Sasha, in which she tells us she's got more mainstream roles coming up. On the other hand, she's def. still working in her primary field and I believe about to direct her first film.

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Jen Yamato writes:
on May 21 2009 06:03 PM

bigbrother - Click to page 2 for our continued convo with Sasha, in which she tells us she's got more mainstream roles coming up. On the other hand, she's def. still working in her primary field and I believe about to direct her first film.

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Bigbrother writes:
on May 21 2009 06:09 PM

Good stuff, I always forget there are multiple pages. Don't know if I can see her becoming a legitimate star as long as she's making the adult movies. Just not sure if America is ready for that. Too bad too, she's so young and seems very intelligent. Hopefully she'll find success from this. That'd be a good story.

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on May 21 2009 06:25 PM

Yeah I'm a big fan of Sasha Grey's acting career ;) ... I kid, I kid. I've really never scene her "work" before, but she's pretty flipping good in The Girlfriend Experience. It's one of Soderbergh's better experimental works, it's really solid. Also Sasha Grey can act, and she's not just one of those photo ready actresses (like most porn stars are I presume). Interesting interview, good taste too.

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Bigbrother writes:
on May 21 2009 06:36 PM

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Not to be a smart ***, but I've always wondered how porn direction works? Do you actually give constructive advice or just sit there screaming "Faster, faster, less teeth, smack that butt!!!"

JB, Not photo ready? I was just thinking she was very pretty in an exotic euro way.

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Bigbrother writes:
on May 21 2009 06:37 PM

In reply to this comment (#2490679)
I know, I'm a child. I accept it.

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arendr writes:
on May 21 2009 06:38 PM

Wow...Herzog? I'm impressed.

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Anthony N. writes:
on May 21 2009 06:49 PM

Nice picks. She has good taste.

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BigEarn writes:
on May 21 2009 07:06 PM

Yeah, but I hate Herzog's accent....a lot. I do think this clinches it though - I'm going back to porn watchin.

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jokerboy1991 writes:
on May 21 2009 07:24 PM

In reply to this comment (#2490769)
Uh no I didn't mean that, she's actually really good looking. I meant that she's not "just" a photo ready actress and that she CAN act.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on May 21 2009 07:24 PM

Nice picks. I saw her in "Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge", where she stole the show. It was overall disappointing. I'm surpried this so deep. It thought she'd pick "Deep Throat", since Mr. Idol only picked rock films...and a damn Tracy Morgan flick.

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Bigbrother writes:
on May 21 2009 07:27 PM

In reply to this comment (#2490847)
ahhhh, I'm with ya now.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on May 21 2009 07:32 PM

In reply to this comment (#2490848)
Mr. Idol being David Cook. And I mean "this IS so deep".

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DarthWonka writes:
on May 21 2009 07:37 PM

http://www.freeones.com/html/s_links/Sasha_Grey/

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Patrick U. writes:
on May 21 2009 08:00 PM

Sasha Grey was recently interviewed on Attack of the Show. She said she plans on acting in both mainstream and adult movies at the same time.

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bamb0o-stick writes:
on May 21 2009 08:07 PM

What, Sasha Grey won an award? Does anybody know what it was? Or is it something I don't really want to know?

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smartmoviekid writes:
on May 21 2009 08:11 PM

ill admit i have seen some of Grey's work. she seems to be among the most..charasmatic performers if u get my point. however, she has the potential to break out into a star in the mainstream. and hey, if she wants to stay in the adult busniess, so be it as it is quite profitable. no shame in that, and hey harcore sex for money? sounds like an amicable job to me lol.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on May 21 2009 08:26 PM

In reply to this comment (#2491101)
Best Three Way Sex Scene-AVN
Best New Starlett-XRCO

This year she won "Mainstream Adult Favorite" from XRCO. I guess you didn't want to know.

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David A. writes:
on May 21 2009 08:39 PM

I watched this to see if she could really act...after the movie left me in a WTF mood, I have my answer...which is no, she can't...even when she's playing a familiar role...

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eastern2western writes:
on May 21 2009 08:51 PM

can she act, I think much of it depends on the role and director, I am sure that she probably felt very comfortable in the role. hey, porn actress playing a high price hooker who fakes it for her customers. that is a stress for her. another thing we have to credit to is solderberg who is a season director who can make anyone look good on screen. simply put she is probably getting work but it all depends on the roles (it is not like she is going to start in a disney production very soon). lets be realistica in here, if a fat bastard like ron jeremy is getting acting roles (a lot of times he pays for his expenses). I am sure a hot babe like her will probably get roles to in movies (as hookers, pornstars, or just playing herself)

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JohnnyJonJon writes:
on May 21 2009 09:31 PM

Wow! I mean, wow! Awesome list.

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Funky_Monk writes:
on May 21 2009 10:18 PM

Sasha Grey, marry me?

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vessel writes:
on May 21 2009 10:22 PM

I enjoy Grey quite a bit. I'd like to see her in The Girlfriend Experience, see what she does with a role like that.

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pinkincide writes:
on May 21 2009 10:25 PM

She's got a beautiful colon.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on May 21 2009 10:26 PM

In reply to this comment (#2491507)
Indeed.

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Chris R. writes:
on May 21 2009 10:37 PM

French already made a few movies with real world porn actress (Love-moi, Le pornographe, ...). Of course, using a porn actress "talent" to have full explicit sex on screen in a "real" movie in artisticly enhanced scenes is a attractive little plus for a exploring creator who want to experiment new ways of filmaking.

But I read a few articles about it and I am already bored to death. I absolutely dont care about Sasha Gray having sex in front of a camera in a "real" movie with "real" makeup and "real" script. Maybe some americans will freak out "Wo she is a porn actress in a real movie !!!" "Wo WTF blowjob in a real movie !!!" "Wo cant beleive its not butter !!!" ... But my guess is that most of people absolutely dont care about sex scenes in a movie anymore. It will miss its goal to "shake the world of movies".

... But ... having "real" Holywood actors going all out with full explicit sex scenes in a movie ... Now THAT would be groundbraking. Dont you think ?

One day it will happen.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on May 21 2009 10:38 PM

In reply to this comment (#2491212)
Hey, she was a show stopper in "Pirates 2". Not just because of appearene, but she brought real flair to her character.

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etoposide writes:
on May 22 2009 02:10 AM

this girl annoys me. i mean, i SHOULD like her, all the qualities are there, in theory she's a lot of the things i'm into but really i just dont dig Sasha Grey. i just keep smelling bullsh*t whenever i read or watch anything involving her.

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just m. writes:
on May 22 2009 03:00 AM

Wow! RT certainly is scraping the dregs of society, what next, a drug dealers top 5 fave films!!!

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red_wine writes:
on May 22 2009 05:01 AM

She has better taste than most other 'real' actors & directors interviewed here. Pierrot Le Fou is absolutely epic. Way to go girl.

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davidagillespie writes:
on May 22 2009 05:34 AM

I think she's trying too hard

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crystalwhiteeyes writes:
on May 22 2009 05:56 AM

When did we start to care about what a Porn Star likes?? I guess times are slow for RT and they have to find somebody. Escape from New York is the only good one on the list to me.

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Joseph D. writes:
on May 22 2009 06:00 AM

Ha, she tries to come off as so intelligent and avant-garde, but likes all her "favourites" for the same reasons a person likes Julia Roberts movies and other garbage. "It's the ultimate 'let's just drop everything and run away' movie". *LAME* "[It's] so raw...", "so emotional". I mean, these are her favourite films and she can't say anything about them even 1/100th of a degree as insightful as the films themselves... Not for nothing, but Grey and her publicists are always spouting off about how learned and well-read she is, yet, when she talks film, she can't even muster the pedantry of a 12 year old with his first Video Hound guide. Who's she trying to kid?

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Mike B. writes:
on May 22 2009 06:34 AM

I'm not really impressed with the depth of reasoning behind these choices. She makes Stroszek sound almost like a feel good movie. And to characterize a character played by Bruno S. as 'caring about everyone around him' is a bit simplistic. The guy was cast because he's an alienated weirdo who was locked in away in confinement as a child. The movie is not Field of Dreams so much as a dark comedy examining the 'American dream'.

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He's a Cockapoopoo writes:
on May 22 2009 06:44 AM

She has the stroke of sheer genius.

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indiemaker0583 writes:
on May 22 2009 07:57 AM

All of this reeks of highly orchestrated PR which is interesting and also frustrating. Her life mirrors her character in the film. Someone selling themself, or at least, a synthetic, highly caculated idea of themself. It's hard to tell who the real Sasha Grey is, not that I care. But man, Hollywood is a weird, weird place.

I read interviews and bios on her now that this film is out, and the media is essentially protraying her as some hip, neo-feminist, post mondern celebrity who's involvement in porn is almost a political statement ala Annabel Chong. Very different than the Sasha Grey I've heard about when she was just starting out in porn.

Sasha Grey is no Annabel Chong. Annabel, as misguided and naivee as she was, she was smart. Sasha is ambitous, driven, and "smart" in knowing that P**sy sells. Going on the Tyra Banks show was a brilliant move. How many videos did that help her sell? If it weren't for that, Sasha would have been old hat long ago. Most women don't work for more than 6 months to 2 years in the biz. The Jenna Jamesons and Tera Patricks are needles in the haystacks.

I've seen some of Sasha's OTHER films... Any woman who gets anally barebacked by four guys while being called a c*nt, being spit on her, head dunked in toliet bowel, and then forced to eat the cum out of another girl's *******. There's nothing smart behind that.

I read these interviews and I see someone who's reciting what they've been told to say by a very smart PR agent who's trying to turn them into some hip, "new wave" actress. A PR agent looking to cash in them just like the porn directors.

"Suprise, Suprise, the (formerly) 18 year old porn star who blogs about enema play is actually a film aficiondo with a taste for high brow, avant garde cinema.... "Look at how she defies stereotypes. She's not just some young, fame craving whore...Yeah, yeah, yeah, she might do double Barebak DPs with strangers for money while marketing herself as "barely legal" lolita fantasy.... but she's also a talented actress inspired by the work of Werner Herzog and can appreciate ironic B movies by the likes of Hershell Gordon Lewis and John Carpenter....See, she has credibility." ....Please, give me a break.

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Bk_Tan writes:
on May 22 2009 08:10 AM

indiemaker0583 hit the nail on the head.
This reeks of insincerity and is probably a publicity stunt.
And the way one of the scenes has been described reinforces that (I'm talking about the toilet bowl).

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big papa smurf writes:
on May 22 2009 08:18 AM

In reply to this comment (#2491101)
bamboo she probably won an AVN or something. Haven't seen GFE yet so I have no idea if its good, but I hope that this doesn't start a trend of porn stars thinking they can act going mainstream. As for her taste, sure its informed but overall its pretty meh, nothing to special about her choices.

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Johan J. writes:
on May 22 2009 08:24 AM

To all those people saying it's a publicity stunt, I was on her MySpace page a year ago and her favorite films certainly matched this list, with her listing Godard, Herzog, Varda, etc. etc. (plus she originally wanted her professional name to be Anna Karina), so even if you think her reasoning is lame, she really does like these films.

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whitey_mcwhite writes:
on May 22 2009 09:17 AM

I always love how when someone actually stretches beyond what people consider the "safe" list they still have problems with it! You people are ridiculous, I really don't care what her reasonings are, if she's got taste, she's got taste. Besides, I haven't seen 4 of these films and I just added them to my Netflix queue, so at least she's helping other people find good movies.

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nathanpoitras writes:
on May 22 2009 09:50 AM

Definitely a better list than that American Idol guy yesterday. Love the inclusion of Pierrot Le Fou! And bambOo, I'm sure it was an AVN award that she won.

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runmong writes:
on May 22 2009 10:22 AM

In reply to this comment (#2492269)
What would make her choices "special" big papa smurf? Let me guess, in your top 5 list all the movies are special right?

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jimmiescoffee writes:
on May 22 2009 10:50 AM

pierrot le fou. YES!

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The Truth About Jack Hair writes:
on May 22 2009 11:03 AM

She's not even a person.

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Dave J. writes:
on May 22 2009 11:33 AM

That'll be the day when anybody wanted to be taken seriously as an actress that you would have to start to do something small as going into the adult market. Listen kids, listen to the porn star, this is where you can get your acting experience from, and to truly be recognized for as a professional actress is when you turn 18 and making adult films.

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Alexcar writes:
on May 22 2009 01:53 PM

I love how on all other these Five Favorite Film things it's always "Five Favorite Films with [NAME]" But for some reason this one just had to have "Adult Film Star" in front of her name.

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Basilides in Alexandria writes:
on May 22 2009 03:08 PM

I don't see anything wrong with being a porn star while having an intellectual side... Are you saying intellectuals can't be perverts?

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eastern2western writes:
on May 22 2009 04:00 PM

her agent is probably trying to sell her as some one intelligent when she is really is just some high school grad. sure, soderberg putted her in one of his dv cheapies that is probably 90 percent improve and 2 percent written and the rest is just pure crap. big freaking deal, a lot of porn actresses are more educated than she is. for example tera patrick has a bs in microbiology and she was studying to be a nurse and there are probably countless porn people who are much more educated than she is. ron hedgehog jeremy even has a master in special education. so this little high school drop trys to all avant garde and arty just by naming some old films. big freaking deal

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Sopdadope writes:
on May 22 2009 04:14 PM

In reply to this comment (#2493185)
Actually, I think she dropped out of high school. But the mere fact that someone isn't "educated", doesn't mean they lack intelligence. From the interviews I've seen her in, she seems to articulate her thoughts very well. Does one have to have an MFA to enjoy more obscure foreign films? Jeez. You're attack of her supposed pretentiousness is itself pretentious.

Haven't seen the GFE, but it's hard to imagine any porn-star breaking into mainstream movies and being successful. That's just too much of a scarlet letter to surmount. Could be wrong though. Anyway, cool list.

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jaysix writes:
on May 22 2009 04:44 PM

WHOOOO ! She's so artsy & rebellious ! Not even hot. ***** her.

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on May 22 2009 04:52 PM

Allegedly she was an honors student in high school. I've read previous interviews with her, and she likes to be thought of as an existentialist. Reads Neitchze, etc.

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Winston S. writes:
on May 22 2009 04:52 PM

Um... I'm not so sure she can be completely defined as a "mainstream" adult film actress... She may have done mainstream work, but I thought she was more in the "alt" category. She sort of got her start with Belladonna. I wouldn't know anything about this however, that's just what I've heard.......

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Bigbrother writes:
on May 22 2009 04:54 PM

In reply to this comment (#2493185)
Just some high school grad??? How pretentious does that make you sound? Many of the greatest men in history weren't college educated. College just isn't for some people. I've worked with plenty of both types and have found that if you're smart or stupid a sheet of paper from a university isn't going to change that. Some people who've flunked out of college were amongst the smartest people I know their brains just didn't lend themselves to that type of structured learning and people I know who have Masters degree's are about as useless at tits on a boar for anything beyond sounding pretentious. Additionally, there are plenty of college educated people in the world who do way worse things than make adult movies. At least this girl seems comfortable with who she is.

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bamb0o-stick writes:
on May 22 2009 04:55 PM

In reply to this comment (#2492237)
Indiemaker0583 you articulated my thoughts pretty well. I'd like to remind some posters here on one hand, yes -- Porn stars are people too. They have taste in movies just like the rest of us. But what I don't like about this whole spotlight on Sasha Grey is the message that its "good" to be a porn star. Sure you'll make lots of money doing it, and from her example it can lead to movie roles. But the thought of some young teenage girl thinking that its "okay" to go into porn and sell yourself to get into Hollywood makes me shudder just by thinking about it. A naive person reading this might think "Oh hey, she's a person just like me, I could be like her." Just because she looks all classy and sophisticated in these photos and in the movie doesn't change the fact that she's a total wh-re.

This whole thing reminds me of that line from LA Confidential, "A hooker cut to look like Lana Turner is still a hooker."

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Winston S. writes:
on May 22 2009 05:08 PM

All the elitism about schooling here is disconcerting. One's amount of formal education has very little to do with actual mental capacity or curiosity. Self educated and self motivated people are some of the most intelligent people I've met in my life.

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Bigbrother writes:
on May 22 2009 05:13 PM

Yes Bamboo, but if you'll remember in L.A. Confidential that hooker was actually Lana Turner. I don't think this story is going to make people think that porn is a particularly glamorous lifestyle. If your parents aren't teaching you that obviously that's a problem in and of itself, but society is pretty clear about this being taboo and I think is pretty much a last choice for the girls who're involved. What this says to me is that even if you get dealt a bad hand you can still come back from it. Maybe that's just me being an optimist, but there ya go.

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TruSake5 writes:
on May 22 2009 05:22 PM

LOL, isn't she a pornstar whore? Who cares what movies she thinks are good, the only movies she should be talking about are the ones that she's giving a BJ!!

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Bigbrother writes:
on May 22 2009 06:05 PM

I don't know, what did you think of her Jen when you did the interview? Was she a good enough actress to fool our intrepid RT reporter? or did she at least appear genuine?

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shane f. writes:
on May 22 2009 06:48 PM

At last, someone who chooses films that spike our interest. It shouldn't be 'choose 5 best films' but choose '5 films that were great but others may not have heard of' - then us readers may just find a gem instead of the usual 'great' movies (Godfather listed again, etc = yawn).

Top marks for her and for an interesting list. Makes a nice change.

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Joseph D. writes:
on May 22 2009 08:00 PM

remember that scene in in "A Fish Called Wanda" where Jamie Lee Curtis insults Kevin Kline's intelligence by calling him an "ape", and he responds by saying "apes don't read philosophy" and Jamie Lee Curtis says "yes they do, they just don't understand it"... that scene comes to mind every time I hear about Sasha Grey and how versed she is in film, literature and philosophy. Also, I feel I must declare myself a genius because after spending all day *****ing people I've never met, I went online, found some community college, and jotted down all of the books a first year english major is supposed to read. Now all I have to do is say these books are my favourites. Thank you Sasha for not only blurring the lines between adult and mainstream films, but also the line between genuine erudition and pseudo-intellectualism. Also, is it an elitist attitude that suggests a person actually posses an insight into, and an understanding of the art they claim to adore? I Don't think so.

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Jonah D. writes:
on May 22 2009 08:52 PM

The only time I've seen Sasha "act" was a scene in which she was tied upside-down, naked, while being pleasured by a vibrator. Not exactly academy award material, but she seemed to be a natural.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on May 22 2009 10:08 PM

In reply to this comment (#2493300)
That's cruel. Porn stars have minds, and are far bolder than these Oscar winners. Holocaust film, gangster film, character study. No one puts themselves up for really bold performances like Porn stars. I appreciate porn as a artistic form, some people think it's cool to beat up on it.

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KingSigy writes:
on May 22 2009 11:26 PM

Grey is one of the few hardcore actresses I've seen that has come out of porn to make a film that is actually worth watching. When was the last time that a porn star actually gave a crap about something other than sex? She's got my attention now.

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Docventure writes:
on May 23 2009 02:44 AM

Does anybody care what this hooker likes? I get more insight out of asking my dead pigeon, Bartholomew, how the universe came to be.

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Mr_White writes:
on May 23 2009 04:48 AM

So far most people who claim she's pretentious and tries to look intelligent simply seem to base this only on the fact that she's a pornstar. Now, whether she's genuine or not, it has little to do with her being a pornstar. Can't pornstars have good taste in movies? Can't pornstars appreciate beautiful music? Can't pornstars enjoy a good book? I'm fairly sure none of these 'pleasures' are limited to people who don't have sex on film.

What I find more interesting (and this has been brought up by a couple of others) is that she seems to consider her work in adult entertainment as a career move. I'm not so sure if that's a good message for the kids, but then again, I think that if you're even considering to make that step, you'll probably have a very liberal stance on sex to begin with. Not sure where I am going with this but I doubt she will inspire a generation of young girls to go into porn just to become famous, unless these girls were into the idea anyway.

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Bigbrother writes:
on May 23 2009 06:10 AM

In reply to this comment (#2493673)
No, but it is pretentious to assume someone doesn't have a basic understanding of something they claim to adore just because of what they do or the degree of formal education they do or don't have which is what this discussion was about until you made that comment. Strange that you didn't pick that up.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on May 23 2009 11:40 AM

In reply to this comment (#2494273)
Idiot.

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Joseph D. writes:
on May 23 2009 12:46 PM

In reply to this comment (#2494328)
what assumption, she's quoted extensively throughout this article, and has nothing insightful to say... I guess you found her level of discourse enlightening (now that's an assumption). Strange you picked that up.

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Bigbrother writes:
on May 23 2009 02:10 PM

It's a website interview my friend it's not a 20 page disertation. If someone asked me why I liked Raiders of the Lost Ark I probably wouldn't go into extensive exposition on why I felt it was of value to society. I'd give a simple overview of a few points I liked about it, but obviously you're able to discern the entire depth of a persons knowledge on a subject based on a handful of single paragraph snippets. Congratulations you are more insightful than I, though from my perspective it's probably lucky people aren't making those same judgements on you based on the few comments you've made or they'd think you go around making a career out of judging books solely by their covers.

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Bigbrother writes:
on May 23 2009 02:13 PM

Lastly, not to be agist, but the girl is only 21 years old. That means she's probably had about 5 years give or take where she's been able to judge films above a "Wooooo, Miley Cyrus" "Zac Efron is dreamy" level. I don't think she's doing that bad.

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David S. writes:
on May 23 2009 07:34 PM

It's great to know that she's pondering the classics of cinema as she's getting tied-down and roto-rootered by five guys at a time.

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Joseph D. writes:
on May 24 2009 11:59 AM

In reply to this comment (#2495146)
Yes, you would be brief, but if you said something like " 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' is the ultimate let's run away from the boulder movie" I'd say you were insipid. If you apply the same artistic sensibility to a herzog film that you would a john hughes film (in 4500 words or a sentence) you would come off as vapid and crass. And brevity being the soul of wit, Grey has more than enough room in this interview to say something insightful. Smarter people have said much more in much fewer words. I mean, when Susan Sontag explains why Cesare Pavese is one of her favourites, she is very brief, but still poignant. I also don't think the argument can be made that the size of the interview and the forum in which it's conducted dictate it's context. Who cares whether what she said was in RottonTomatoes, or Rolling Stone, or even her Myspace blogs, when they all amount to the views of a person who, according to herself and publicists, is better read than most english majors, but can't say anything more profound than "I think it's imperative that we as humans reflect in the now." what a shallow and redundant nugget of **** that is. I'd be "judging a book by its cover" if I said Grey was absolutely unintelligent (that would be jumping to conclusions). But if I said her own perceived level of intelligence is absolutely contradicted by the level of insight she has shown in all of her interviews and blogs, it seems pretty safe to conclude that her list of fav films is just window dressing meant to distract us from the fact that she's an average, uninteresting girl.

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sampson m. writes:
on May 24 2009 12:13 PM

WTF what a joke...my problem is that no matter what she says to sound like she is the apostle of knowledge etc.....she isnt...she is a 21 eyar old skank hoe who gets 2 put in each hole...the above comment nailed it when her basic explanation of the reasons why she likes them is a brief statement about the film....one thing i have always wondered about these girls is the fact that they act like they where born to be something else....ya right name more then 5 pornstars that have taken multiple dicks and came out to gain critical fame....NONE CAUSE EVEN KNOW ITS A DOUBLE STANDARD, WE CANT TAKE ANY ONE SERIOUS WHO HAS HAD MULTIPLE PENETRATION INFLICTED ON THEM FOR $10,000
..now im not saying she is stupid but hell my favorite movies are shawshank, coo coo's nest, and many other notable great movies with emotional attachment...yet i am stupid as **** and used to be a crackhead....SOMETIMES THAT BOOKS COVER DOES A FINE JOB TELLING THE STORY! HAHA **** sasha grey for trying to look like someone who has seen and done things....sure she has seen and done some dicks hahah what a joke...get a new publicist...she should have told u that STD'S ARE BOP!

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Johann S. writes:
on May 24 2009 01:55 PM

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Does anyone else find it funny that the same people who spew the most vile, venomous insults toward this woman also describe her movies in the most detail. Yes Sasha may be a whore, but she wouldn't be nearly as successful a whore if you guys weren't so busy jerkin off to all her flicks.

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ledawg1138 writes:
on May 24 2009 03:03 PM

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Porn stars aren't whores. Whores are whores.

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Dropkick1000 writes:
on May 26 2009 11:22 AM

I really like her movies...

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sampson m. writes:
on May 26 2009 12:27 PM

how the **** do you figurte she isnt a whore...whether or not you like it she takes dick for money....no matter how you look at it she is a whore.....im just a pervert cause i wack off too porn...btw i dont find her attractive other then her face....she is too tiny....anyways if you do some research she never went to college....doubtful if she ever got a real education...hey i was a boucer atr a strip club for 2 years...and i have met so many girls like this.....ya sure your going to college...pfft more like junior college part time for 5 years...and i mean your making $400 a night and not reporting it...same **** here...she is a young girl trying to show the world she has watched movies from her own country...btw france doesnt offer much in the cinematic ground breaking area so im not impressed she has seen 3 of the most noteworthy.....btw **** those movies...there not entertaining .

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jasonsiner@hotmail.com writes:
on May 26 2009 12:31 PM

There have been several cases already with "Hollywood actors" doing explicit sex. One example is the graphic oral sex scene in The Brown Bunny.

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jasonsiner@hotmail.com writes:
on May 26 2009 12:39 PM

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Come on, she's twenty-one years old. They didn't interview her because she said she was an film expert. She's an actress trying to eke out a living and do what she needs to do to accomplish that.

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jasonsiner@hotmail.com writes:
on May 26 2009 12:45 PM

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As someone stated earlier, she had these listed as her fave films before she even started doing mainstream films. RT asked her what her top five films are and she gave them. Was she supposed to lie and name some insipid Mainstream films so she would fit into the close-minded vision you would like her to be in?

She's twenty-one years old. Give her credit for even having watched these films.

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jasonsiner@hotmail.com writes:
on May 26 2009 01:04 PM

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I apologize for over-commenting on this, but I hate it when people tear down others out of ignorance.

Joseph D: Susan Sontag had almost 50 YEARS more life experience when she gave her answers! Give the poor girl a break. If she had written two eloquent, "poignant" sentences about the films, you probably would have said she was fed the lines or quoted someone else. Sometimes saying what you enjoy about a particular film in a very basic way is the most honest expression. God forbid someone should enjoy a complex film in simplistic manner.

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Joseph D. writes:
on May 26 2009 04:28 PM

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An INCREDIBLY simplistic manner... but that's fine, it's just that Sasha and those that represent her go on record as stating she has some profound breadth of artistic awareness, which she has yet to express in any forum. And, just to be petty, Susan Sontag wrote of Pavese in her late twenties, and early thirties ("Against Interpretation" being published when she was 33), so "50 YEARS" is kind of, a bit of, a slightly glaring, inaccuracy (and YOU hate it when people make claims out of ignorance...).

And why are you using your hotmail address as your profile name?

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Bigbrother writes:
on May 26 2009 04:44 PM

Bottom line here guys she's an attractive girl of loose morales. We in the nerd community can't afford to alienate this key demographic if we hope to procreate :).

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Jen Yamato writes:
on May 26 2009 05:45 PM

bigbrother, based just on my limited encounters with her, I do think Sasha Grey is fascinating, poised, and an obvious film fan. The only work of hers that I've seen is The Girlfriend Experience, though I'm familiar with her adult film reputation, but it all falls in line with what seems to be her very open, forthright public persona; she knows what she wants to do professionally, she is comfortable with who she is, and yes, she legitimately likes the films she named.

I've read interviews with her where she touches on feminism, philosophy, and even existentialism -- all subjects that I'd love to discuss with her at length, but we didn't really have time for in this interview. That said, she is only 21 years old, an age where sometimes one's enthusiasm for a subject is greater than the breadth of knowledge one has amassed about it. (At least, speaking from my own experience.) I liked her film choices, I like her reasons, and I think there are a lot of interesting things about her.

If anything, I'm relieved to do one of these 5 Favorite Film features and not hear The Godfather listed yet again. :)

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Bigbrother writes:
on May 26 2009 06:51 PM

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Tks Jen, as the only person here who's probably met her in person I think yours is probably the opinion to listen to, and the fact that it matches with the point I was trying to make doesn't hurt either :). Who's next on the 5 favorites list? I'm waiting to see someone who matches mine closely.

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. Rob Roy
3. Braveheart
4. V of Vendetta
5. Finding Neverland

Honorable Mentions to L.A. Confidential, The Usual Suspects, The 13th Warrior and Gladiator.
These aren't the most well made movies IMO, just the ones I enjoyed most.

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Bigbrother writes:
on May 26 2009 06:55 PM

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oooooh, forgot the Magnificent Seven as well. Know it's a remake of the 7 Samurai, but I like it as much for Steve McQueen, Yule Brynner, Eli Wallach and all the rest as much as I liked the story and the "We deal in lead friend" remark is still one of my all time favorite one liners.

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DarkShines2063 writes:
on May 28 2009 10:03 AM

she can come over to my house and watch arthouse films any time she likes.only if she is not wearing to many clothes though.

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curieux writes:
on Jul 02 2009 01:52 PM

Movies often portray sex-workers, but their customers remain well hidden %u2013 faceless and nameless. "As a filmmaker, I simply wanted to reveal what is hidden - the john". So says Pietrobruno %u2013 the director of GFE: GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE. An entertaining peek into the world of prostitution from the client%u2019s point of view, Pietrobruno%u2019s GFE: GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE follows a man obsessed with prostitutes who discovers that love is a lot more expensive than sex.

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emer g. writes:
on Jul 13 2009 07:02 PM

I enjoy watching porn but seeing this pasty flat chested KID portrayed as one of the world's biggest porn stars is a joke.

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Dr S. writes:
on Sep 28 2009 09:53 PM

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I know I'm both, and I don't see why SG can't be, as well. It's really funny reading the undisguised envy and narcissism of posters who put her down as a mere bimbo who couldn't possibly be as intelligent as the poster. Nope, I'm sure she has a whole bagful of IQ points beyond their IQ's. Maybe severa; standard deviations higher-

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