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Wikipedia article




'Portrait of a Call Girl' is a 2011 American pornographic film starring Jessie Andrews, and directed and written by Graham Travis. In 2012, the film received 19 nominations for both creative and technical awards, winning four AVN Awards for best actress, best director, best feature and the AVN's first Movie of the Year award;Mark Kernes, "Joint Production", 'Adult Video News', Vol. 28, No. 3, March 2012, pp. 4458. one XRCO Award for best epic; and six XBIZ Awards for acting performance of the year female, best cinematography, best non-sex acting performance of the year, director of the year individual project, and feature movie of the year.

Release



The film was released as a two-DVD set on August 26, 2011. The first DVD included several special features including a behind-the-scenes featurette, slide show, outtakes, a bonus scene promo teaser and interviews. The second DVD offered a 79:29-minute feature only version, minus any hardcore scenes.[https://archive.today/20120708122501/http://elegantangel.elegantangelstore.com/1577833/portrait-of-a-call-girl-porn-movies.html 'Portrait of a Call Girl']. 'Elegant Angel'. Retrieved 14 April 2012.

Reception



Critical reviews of 'Portrait of a Call Girl' were mostly favorable, with others acknowledging disappointments. The film received recognition and nominations for editing, art direction, and cinematography. The XBIX Awards honored Mason, Carlos Dee and Alex Ladd with the nod for cinematography, with Travis being honored by both XBIZ and the AVN Awards for Director of the Year for Individual Project and Feature Film, respectively.[http://www.xbiz.com/news/143012 "2012 XBIZ Award Winners Announced"]. XBIZ. Retrieved 14 April 2012.[http://business.avn.com/articles/video/AVN-Announces-the-2012-AVN-Award-Winners-461715.html "AVN Announces the 2012 AVN Award Winners"]. AVN. Retrieved 14 April 2012.

Online reviewers Sean DPS and Don Houston of XCritic.com both give the project the site's highest rating of "XCritic Pick" for the Blu-ray and DVD versions of the film. Houston compared the film with selected films touring independent film festivals and director Travis to mainstream director, Steven Soderbergh and his film 'The Girlfriend Experience'. Gram Ponante of fleshbot.com describes the project as a "mainstream film that happens to have sex in it".

'Sex and the 405' agreed with Ponante's assessment that the film is "thoughtfully acted, beautifully shot, and sparsely, elegantly orchestrated", yet faulting the script for "tired cliches" including childhood sexual abuse, self-loathing, self-destruction through involvement in the sex industry, and subconsciously crying out for a savior. 'Sex and the 405' expressed criticism of the fact that professionals from the adult film industry, which operated on the legal side of the fence, would present a film focusing on the illegal branch of the sex industry, the film industry's "marginalized twin". The web site summarized their review stating, "If [the film] didn't perpetuate so many stereotypes about prostitution, we'd be tempted to thank the studio for keeping it real ish. But its problems are a little too big to ignore."

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