Starring:
劳拉·邓恩 特里特·威廉斯 玛丽·凯·普莱斯 Margaret Welsh
Director:
乔斯·肖普拉
Introduction:
aaaSuspendedbetweencarefreeyouthandtheharshrealitiesoftheadultworld,ateenagegirlexperiencesanunsettlingawakeninginthishauntingvisionofinnocencelost.Basedonthecelebratedshortstory“WhereAreYouGoing,WhereHaveYouBeen”byJoyceCarolOates,thenarrativedebutfromJoyceChoprafeaturesarevelatorybreakoutperformancebyLauraDernasConnie,thefifteen-year-oldblacksheepofherfamilywhosesummertimeidyllofbeachtrips,mallhangouts,andinnocentflirtationsisshatteredbyanencounterwithamysteriousstranger(amemorablymenacingTreatWilliams).WinneroftheGrandJuryPrizeatSundance,SmoothTalkcapturesthethrillandterrorofadolescentsexualexplorationasittransformstheconventionsofacoming-of-agestoryintosomethingaltogethermoretroublingandprofound.