Min Ji-suk runs a "ticket bar"where customers can purchase tickets for certain "services"in the town of Sokcho in Gangwon-do. She hires Miss Yang (Ahn So-young), Miss Hong (Lee Hye-young), and Se-young (Jeon Se-young) through the employment agency. Miss Yang and Miss Hong, who are well experienced in this type of business, are used to accepting propositions from customers. But Se-young, who is dating a college student named Min-su, rejects all requests for sexual favors. When Min-su professes to having problems with his tuition and finances, Se-young reassures him that she will procure the necessary funds for him. When the bar's clientele begins to dwindle because of Se-young, Ji-suk reprimands her severely. Se-young develops a close relationship with a Captain Pak and even allows him to sleep with her. She asks Captain Pak to find Min-su employment on a boat, but when Min-su comes to Sokcho for his new job, he sees how Se-young has been making her living. Shocked, he turns his back on the job and leaves. When he eventually returns to Sokcho, he scathingly denounces Se-young's morality and severs their relationship. Decades ago, Ji-suk had stumbled into the bar business in a desperate effort to support her husband, who was serving time in prison; she later left him voluntarily out of shame and moral degradation. Concerned that Se-young will end up with the same fate, Ji-suk asks Min-su to meet with her. She begs him not to abandon Se-young, but he flatly refuses. Ji-suk reacts by pushing Min-su into the sea, and suffers a mental breakdown that lands her in a psychiatric institution.
片子结尾，艾玛汤普森全裸地站在镜子前，爬满皱纹的眼角，下垂的乳房，不再曼妙的身姿，但这是她最美的一刻。短暂的、轻松的探讨关于角色、性别与性的深远议题，很喜欢这部电影。
剧本过于工整了，还有汤普森阿姨这惊天一脱，我的妈呀！[B+]
（Picturehouse Central）
谁不想一直年轻，可年轻只是和童话一般的传听
没想到这部具有十足深度的性话题电影居然是保守的英国佬拍出来的，想起了那句“与自己和解”。的确，当艾玛婶在镜前与镜中的自己坦诚相对，抚摸着自己臃肿褶皱的肚皮却淡然一笑时，我似乎明白了这部片子最想表达的东西。By the way，艾玛婶演技着实一绝，晚年能如此为艺术献身不得不让人佩服，反观内娱某些女演员露个背or替身就要炒作半天声称“为艺术献身”，拜托了请要点脸。
有些理想化了其实，清新得如同一场fantasy。（莫名发现自己好像更容易代入Leo这个角色及其职业，even as a woman）（Emma Thompson演得真是太好了）
对话太有趣了！！！基本爆笑看完！！！男主真的很完美了！尤其是他的body，嘿嘿嘿，我馋了，大声说！女主身上的议题很真实，到最后和男主互相拯救，真好！一部美好的电影^~^
哈哈哈最近看的最开心的一部片，空气里都充满了快乐的气息。
多么令人心驰神往，有时候一场性爱关系里最重要的不是正事，或许只是前戏的嘘寒问暖，也可以是后事时的真情吐露。
也许我们只要做到爱自己，享受性爱，享受愉悦，其他的都不那么重要了吧。
Emma这个角色太像我认识的一位长辈了。太生动了。
电影塑造的人物和情境也是较为理想化的，作为一名性工作者，里奥是非常具有职业道德与专业素养的。他了解到了南希内心深处的需求，耐心地引导她、解决了她的问题。而南希作为顾客来说，也同样具有很高的素质，她对里奥表现出的尊重已经胜过很多人对服务行业从业者的态度了，甚至还会担心自己是否在剥削对方。
设计很精巧，我自己最被戳中的是第二次会面的时候她为他年轻健美的身体感到overwhelmed的那段。他邀请她跳舞时她的一半沉迷一半清醒也是不错的处理。最后一次的遇见学生和靠自己高潮稍微是有点太刻意了。面对镜子的裸体也是个技巧高超的结束，但就总是让人在这个片子里需要面对“太有技巧”这件事。
美好的肉体就是值钱的。这既是现实，又充满了政治不正确。金钱与肉体买卖又怎么可能搭建出平等的对话关系呢，所以这更多只是以一种"理想型"案例在探讨人的欲望、快感、自我接纳及亲密关系等重要话题。而最后的坦诚相见，其实有点shock，因为我们可能甚至于，面对自己都尚未如此直白真诚。两个角色都不是现实主义的角色，也许他们更适合作为一种容器，映射，供我们观想自身，去体悟细微。如果纠结于角色和关系本身的合理性，可能就很难进入这部电影了吧。
四次会面，打破所有的教条和墨守成规，性体验步步解锁，终究铁树开花，影片视觉跟随Nancy，从一开始的拘谨保守到最后真正了解彼此后的解放自我，镜头语言也跟着大胆起来，该给看的一点也没遮着，过度转变非常自然，一如Nancy的人物弧光；里奥格兰德是康纳的人设也是他创造出来的作品，他确实像个符号，知道被好奇的Nancy刨根问底“网络追踪”才人设破防，最终其实我想要说就是，人和人之间不该只有交易，而是可以彼此信任，只有彼此信任才会有真感情，有了感情就不算交易，jc同志，事情就是这么个事。。
凄美的童话故事。社交软件上聊天已经举步维艰了，哪还敢奢望光着身子聊天？你用尽了所有骗术，终于使我相信，床上的你是诚实的。
Oh, yes, he's like a woman-friendly gay~
They didn't do 69.
全程以对白推进、小成本大作为的典范。四次约会，从羞涩到深入的相互了解，情感递进如此自然和流畅，凸显文本的成熟。那种微醺和微痒，就如一只只小鹿，不断碰撞观众的内心，引起共鸣和共情。洁净简约的场景，适当的配乐，还让人倍感舒服。
The toy will make it sooo much easier, but it will also deprive the fun of interaction and the feeling of being wanted by someone. However, what are the chances of meeting a top tier escort just like Leo? I think I will pathetically stay with the toy…
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