Overview
Shopgirl is a 2005 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Anand Tucker and starring Steve Martin, Claire Danes, and Jason Schwartzman. The screenplay by Martin is based on his 2000 novella of the same title. The film follows a complex love triangle between a disenchanted salesgirl, a wealthy businessman, and an aimless young man.
Produced by Ashok Amritraj, Jon Jashni, and Martin for Touchstone Pictures and Hyde Park Entertainment, Shopgirl was released in the United States on October 21, 2005, by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution and received positive reviews from film critics. The film grossed $11.7 million worldwide and was nominated for four Satellite Awards, including Best Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Plot
Mirabelle Buttersfield is a young aspiring artist from Vermont who works behind the women's glove counter at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills. Clinically depressed and leading a solitary existence, Mirabelle soon finds herself romanced by two distinct men.
Jeremy is an immature, socially inept, penniless graphic designer for an amplifier manufacturer and an aspiring typographer who meets Mirabelle in a laundromat. Mirabelle, aching for a meaningful connection, gives Jeremy a chance, but she soon loses interest in him after an awkward first date, followed by a failed attempt at intercourse.
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