
不要停止奔跑,不要回顾来路,来路无可眷恋,值得期待的只有前方。——《马男波杰克》Suspendedbetweencarefreeyouthandtheharshrealitiesoftheadultworld,ateenagegirlexperiencesanunsettlingawakeninginthishauntingvisionofinnocencelost.Basedonthecelebratedshortstory“WhereAreYouGoing,WhereHaveYouBeen”byJoyceCarolOates,thenarrativedebutfromJoyceChoprafeaturesarevelatorybreakoutperformancebyLauraDernasConnie,thefifteen-year-oldblacksheepofherfamilywhosesummertimeidyllofbeachtrips,mallhangouts,andinnocentflirtationsisshatteredbyanencounterwithamysteriousstranger(amemorablymenacingTreatWilliams).WinneroftheGrandJuryPrizeatSundance,SmoothTalkcapturesthethrillandterrorofadolescentsexualexplorationasittransformstheconventionsofacoming-of-agestoryintosomethingaltogethermoretroublingandprofound.
