Lady Director

Praise for Joyce Chopra's Lady Director: Through the lens of an extraordinary, determined and adventurous career, Lady Director reminds us that present day female Oscar nominees for Best Director stand on the shoulders of women like Joyce Chopra. This surprising often shocking book is destined to become a classic. -Honor Moore, author of Our Revolution, a Mother and Daughter at MidcenturyPraise for Joyce Chopra's Smooth Talk : Chopra strikes an astoundingly tactile, intimate vision of Connie's terror together with the burdens of self-doubt and silence that she endures-and that predators foster. The film's power is enormous throughout; spare means (long-held closeups, a four-minute take of sisterly confessions) evoke a drama that seems to have been filmed holding its breath. -Richard Brody, The New Yorker Chopra patiently observes the rituals by which the young attempt to forge an identity to present to both the world and themselves. -Jake Cole, Slant Magazine Smooth Talk, Joyce Chopra's electrifying 1985 adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates's short story 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?,' remains one of the most insightful and harrowing examinations of American adolescence ever put on film. -Peter Sobczynski, eFilmCritic Chopra has a precise eye for the vagaries of young adulthood. -Dan Schindel, Hyperallergic Good work never truly vanishes, and 30-plus years later, Smooth Talk finds its receptive era. -Michael J. Casey, Boulder Weekly