A sadistic client follows a young stripper home after work, only to find out she was more than he bargained for.

A sadistic client follows a young stripper home after work, only to find out she was more than he bargained for.

A sadistic client follows a young stripper home after work, only to find out she was more than he bargained for.

A boy tries to overcome his shyness by talking to the first person he meets after therapy.

A boy tries to overcome his shyness by talking to the first person he meets after therapy.

A boy tries to overcome his shyness by talking to the first person he meets after therapy.

What would you do if you had a million dollars? Based on the eponymous short story by Dorothy Parker, THE STANDARD OF LIVING explores class and conspicuous consumption over the course of a single conversation, in which two working-class women fantasize about being liberated from financial obligation.