Shopgirl

Oct 21, 2005

1h 44m

★ 5.8

Overview

Mirabelle is a disenchanted salesgirl and aspiring artist who sells gloves and accessories at a department store. She has two men in her life: wealthy divorcée Ray Porter and struggling musician Jeremy. Mirabelle falls in love with the glamorous Ray, and her life takes a magical turn, but eventually she realizes that she must empower herself and make a choice between them.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Touchstone Pictures

Epsilon Motion Pictures

Hyde Park Entertainment

Shopgirl

Shopgirl Trailers

Cast

Ray Porter

Steve Martin

Mirabelle

Claire Danes

Jeremy

Jason Schwartzman

Lisa Cramer

Bridgette Wilson-Sampras

Dan Buttersfield

Sam Bottoms

Catherine Buttersfield

Frances Conroy

Christie Richards

Rebecca Pidgeon

Del Rey

Gina Doctor

Loki

Samantha Shelton

Mr. Agasa

Clyde Kusatsu

Loan Officer

Romy Rosemont

Trey Bryan

Joshua Snyder

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