A couple checks into a suite in Las Vegas. In flashbacks we see that he’s a computer whiz on the verge of becoming a dot.com millionaire, she’s a lap dancer at a club. He’s depressed, withdrawing from work, missing meetings with investors. He wants a connection, so he offers her $10,000 to spend three nights with him in Vegas, and she accepts with conditions: four hours per night of erotic play, and no penetration. During the days in Vegas, they get to know each other, have fun, meet a friend of hers; at night, at least after the first night, things seem to get complicated. Is mutual attraction stirring? Will they play by their rules? Can it be about more than money?
The Center of the World is an American film directed by Wayne Wang, which was digitally shot and released in 2001. It stars Peter Sarsgaard as a Dot-com millionaire who hires a drummer/stripper (Molly Parker) to stay with him in Las Vegas for three days for US$10,000. The film was screened out of competition at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.
The Center of the World (2001)
Directed by: Wayne Wang
Starring: Peter Sarsgaard, Molly Parker, Carla Gugino, Alisha Klass, Balthazar Getty, Mel Gorham, Pat Morita, Robert Lefkowitz, John Lombardo, Jerry Sherman
Screenplay by: Wayne Wang, Miranda July, Paul Auster, Siri Hustvedt
Production Design by: Donald Graham Burt
Cinematography by: Mauro Fiore
Film Editing by: Lee Percy
Costume Design by: Sophie De Rakoff
Art Direction by: Diana Kunce
Distributed by: Artisan Entertainment
Release Date: April 19, 2001
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