Smooth talk
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Chopra, Joyce film director.
Williams, Treat actor.
Dern, Laura actor.
Place, Mary Kay actor.
Welsh, Margaret actor.
Williams, Treat actor.
Dern, Laura actor.
Place, Mary Kay actor.
Welsh, Margaret actor.
Published
[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2021].
ISBN
9781681438078, 1681438070
Status
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Video | BLURAY S | On Shelf |
| Wood Dale Public Library District - New Blu-ray Feature Film | SMO | On Shelf |
| Woodridge Public Library - Adult Videos | BLU SMO | Checked out |
More Details
Published
[New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2021].
Format
Blu-ray
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray disc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9781681438078, 1681438070
UPC
715515255714
Notes
General Note
Title from sell sheet.
General Note
Based on Where are you going, where have you been by Joyce Carol Oates.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1985.
General Note
Wide screen (1.85:1).
General Note
Special features: conversation among Chopra, author Joyce Carol Oates, and actor Laura Dern from the 2020 New York Film Festival, moderated by TCM host Alicia Malone; new interview with Chopia; new interview with production designer David Wasco; KPFK Pacifica Radio interview with Chopra from 1985; Joyce at 34 (1972), Girls at 12 (1975), and Clorae and Albie (1976), three short films by Chopra; audio reading of the 1966 Life magazine article "The pied pier of Tucson", which inspired the short story by Oates; trailers.
Participants/Performers
Treat Williams, Laura Dern, Mary Kay Place, Margaret Welsh, Sara Inglis, Levon Helm, Elizabeth Berridge.
Description
The fifteen-year-old black sheep of her family whose summertime idyll of beach trips, mall hangouts, and innocent flirtations is shattered by an encounter with a mysterious stranger Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, it captures the thrill and terror of adolescent sexual exploration as it transforms the conventions of a coming-of-age story into something altogether more troubling and profound.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13.
System Details
Blu-ray, wide screen (1.85:1); monaural; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Local note
BLU-RAY
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Chopra, J., Williams, T., Dern, L., Place, M. K., Welsh, M., & Oates, J. C. (2021). Smooth talk (Blu-ray edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Joyce Chopra et al.. 2021. Smooth Talk. [New York]: The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Joyce Chopra et al.. Smooth Talk [New York]: The Criterion Collection, 2021.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Chopra, J., Williams, T., Dern, L., Place, M. K., Welsh, M. and Oates, J. C. (2021). Smooth talk. Blu-ray edn. [New York]: The Criterion Collection.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Chopra, Joyce, et al. Smooth Talk Blu-ray edition., The Criterion Collection, 2021.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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