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About Shopgirl
In this
screen adaptation of Steve Martin’s best-selling novella of the same name,
Claire Danes plays “shop girl” Mirabelle, who spends her days in a
department store behind a counter full of gloves and other accessories no one
buys anymore.Mirabelle dreams of
pursuing her art, but the usual struggles of life – rent, food, minimum-credit
card payments – keep getting in the way.Other
distractions include a pair of disparate boyfriends.Rich, handsome, and much older Ray Porter (Steve Martin) sweeps into her
life one day, and Mirabelle is captivated by the attention, the lifestyle, her
desire to fall in love.She stays
with Ray, hoping her feelings for him will grow, but on the other hand there is
Jeremy (Jason Schwartzman), a musician her own age, who might offer more - but
should she take the chance?