In 'The Guest,' a sex worker wreaks havoc on the glitzy social scene at the Hamptons
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There is a disconnect between the plenty of the setting. And the fact that no one, including Alex, seems to be having any fun. Has that been your experience of places like the Hamptons? I have not spent that much time out there,. But then that beauty combined with this very interesting microcosm of power and wealth that seemed directly imported from the city and recreated to scale really interested me.
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