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In Los Angeles, 28-year-old Mirabelle Buttersfield (Danes) is a bored and lonely Vermont transplant and aspiring artist working at a boutique. Starved for love and affection, she tries hooking up with her neighbor Jeremy (Schwartzman), a directionless young man. When that doesn't work out, her eye is caught by Ray Porter (Martin), a wealthy customer at the boutique. Between those two would-be suitors, Mirabelle finds herself with a choice to make.
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In Los Angeles, 28-year-old Mirabelle Buttersfield (Danes) is a bored and lonely Vermont transplant and aspiring artist working who works selling expensive gloves at a boutique. Starved for love and affection, she tries hooking up with her directionless neighbor Jeremy (Schwartzman), a directionless young man. (Schwartzman). When that doesn't work out, her eye is caught by Ray Porter (Martin), a wealthy customer at the boutique. boutique who is 35 years her senior. Between those these two would-be suitors, Mirabelle finds herself with a choice to make.
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* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: Mirabelle has an idealized vision of sex and even a ranking of embraces she dreams of being held in. It just so happens that she enjoys [[YouWatchTooMuchX Gothic nineteenth-century novels]] and points to ''Literature/WutheringHeights'' as an example of how a lover should act.
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* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: Mirabelle has an idealized vision of sex and even a ranking of embraces she dreams of being held in. It just so happens that she enjoys [[YouWatchTooMuchX Gothic nineteenth-century novels]] and points to ''Literature/WutheringHeights'' as an example of how a lover should act.act.
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->''Mirabelle Buttersfield moved from Vermont hoping to begin her life. And now she is stranded in the vast openness of LA.''
''Shopgirl'' is a 2005 movie adaptation of Creator/SteveMartin's eponymous novel. It stars [[DescendedCreator him]] as well as Claire Danes.
In Los Angeles, 28-year-old Mirabelle is a bored young woman working at a boutique. Starved for love and affection, she tries hooking up with her neighbor, Jeremy, a directionless young man. When that doesn't work out, her eye is caught by Ray Porter, a wealthy customer at the boutique. Between those two men, Mirabelle has a choice to make.
''Shopgirl'' is a 2005 movie adaptation of Creator/SteveMartin's eponymous novel. It stars [[DescendedCreator him]] as well as Claire Danes.
In Los Angeles, 28-year-old Mirabelle is a bored young woman working at a boutique. Starved for love and affection, she tries hooking up with her neighbor, Jeremy, a directionless young man. When that doesn't work out, her eye is caught by Ray Porter, a wealthy customer at the boutique. Between those two men, Mirabelle has a choice to make.
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->''"Mirabelle Buttersfield moved from Vermont hoping to begin her life. And now she is stranded in the vast openness of LA.
''Shopgirl'' is a 2005
In Los Angeles, 28-year-old Mirabelle Buttersfield (Danes) is a bored
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: [[spoiler: Mirabelle triggers the unravelling of her and Ray's relationship when she asks, "So are you just biding your time with me?"]]
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: [[spoiler: Mirabelle triggers the unravelling of her and Ray's relationship when she asks, [[AmIJustAToyToYou "So are you just biding your time with me?"]]me?"]]]]
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* MasturbationMeansSexualFrustration: A case where masturbation is acknowledged as a regular practice for both men (we're told Ray only thinks of Mirabelle when he does it) and women (it's part of Mirabelle's nightly routine).
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: A case where masturbation is acknowledged as a regular practice for both men (we're told Ray only thinks of Mirabelle when he does it) and women (it's part of Mirabelle's nightly routine).
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* MasturbationMeansSexualFrustration: A case where masturbation is acknowledged as a regular practice for both men (we're told Ray only thinks of Mirabelle when he does it) and women (it's part of Mirabelle's nightly routine).
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* AmbiguousDisorder: We're told Lisa has several "compulsions," phobias, and anorexic tendencies. It's possible she has a version of OCD, like the protagonist of Martin's other novel ''The Pleasure of My Company''.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: We're told Lisa has several "compulsions," phobias, and anorexic tendencies. It's possible she has a version of [[SuperOCD OCD]], OCD, like the protagonist of Martin's other novel ''The Pleasure of My Company''.
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* SexualKarma: Lisa plots to steal Ray from Mirabelle, but Lisa ends up being the humiliated one when she accidentally sleeps with Jeremy instead.
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* AManIsAlwaysEager: Even when Mirabelle is in a deeply depressive state, Ray thinks about having sex with her, [[IntimateHealing if only to bring her out of it]].
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* OlderThanTheyLook: 28-year-old Mirabelle is described as looking 24 and even 19 at times.
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* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: Mirabelle has an idealized vision of sex and even a ranking of embraces she dreams of being held in. It just so happens that she enjoys [[YouWatchTooMuchX Gothic nineteenth-century novels]] and points to ''Literature/WutheringHeights'' as an example of how a lover should act.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: 28-year-old Mirabelle is described as looking 24 and even 19 at times.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: 28-year-old Mirabelle is described as looking 24 and even 19 at times.
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* BrilliantButLazy: Mirabelle is bright and highly educated but unmotivated.
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* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: Mirabelle has an idealized vision of sex and even a ranking of embraces she dreams of being held in. It just so happens that she enjoys [[YouWatchTooMuchX Gothic nineteenth-century novels]] and points to ''Literature/WutheringHeights'' as an example of how a lover should act.
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* ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: Mirabelle has an idealized vision of sex and even a ranking of embraces she dreams of being held in. It just so happens that she enjoys [[YouWatchTooMuchX Gothic nineteenth-century novels]] and points to ''Literature/WutheringHeights'' as an example of how a lover should act.act.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: 28-year-old Mirabelle is described as looking 24 and even 19 at times.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: 28-year-old Mirabelle is described as looking 24 and even 19 at times.