Suspended betwe en carefree you th and the h arsh realitie s of the adu lt world, a teenage gir l experienc es an unse ttling awaken ing in this ha unting vision o f innocence l ost. Bas ed on the celebrated  short story “ Where Ar e You Going, Where Have You Been ?” by Jo yce Caro l Oates, th e narrative deb ut from  Joyce Cho pra features a revelator y breakout  performan ce by Lau ra Dern as  Connie, the fi fteen-year-o ld black shee p of her family whose summerti me idyl l of beach trip s, mall hango uts, and in nocent  flirtati ons is shatter ed by an  encounter with  a mysterio us stranger ( a memorabl y menac ing Treat W illiams) . Winner of the Grand Jury Prize a t Sundance , Smooth Tal k captures the  thrill a nd terror of adolescen t sexual e xploration as it tran sforms  the convent ions of  a coming -of-age st ory into so mething altogether mo re troublin g and profo und.　　Suspend ed between ca refree y outh and the harsh realit ies of the a dult wo rld, a teena ge girl experi