People seem to be judging the film in the context of comments made at awards shows. Seen on its own, the film is vivid portrait of a time, place and milieux. The first act shows these women plying their trade because to not show it would be dishonest. It does not glorify the nature of the work. The story is initiated by the title character deluding herself into thinking one of her customers actually cares about her. Either that or she sees a sham marriage as a way out. The result is tragic.
No glorified is not the word. If anything it’s being sanctified as some sort of sacrificial work, like being a soldier or something.
I’m not against all films with nudity in them, but the nature of what’s being asked of actors to portray in films like this and the Brutalist also - the rigamarole reasoning of viewers like you, is just cover for a deeper symptom of how desensitized and pornified mainstream culture has become.
“Nudity is not like murder and violence on the screen. That is make-believe. Nobody really gets killed. But nudity is not make believe. These actresses are really naked in front of the camera, doing exactly what the director says to do with their legs and their hands and their breasts, and they are standing there and they are naked there in front of millions of people for the world to see.” - J. Piper