Getting To Know You

A chance encounter alters a teenage girl's perception of herself and her outlook on life

Directed by Lisanne Skyler; written by Lisanne Skyler and Tristine Skyler, based on stories from "Heat" by Joyce Carol Oates.

Starring: Heather Matarazzo, Mark Blum, Bebe Neuwirth, Tristine Skyler.

Running time: 91 minutes. This film is not rated.

Reviews

The New York Times
"Ms. Skyler has woven her film from Ms. Oates's strains of self-deception and fear of betrayal. In doing so, she strikes a note of hope. And even though it's the kind of hope that comes out of a delirium, it's still more than one might feel the right to ask for. She's not only a filmmaker, she's truly a director."

Box Office Magazine
"Like the Oates' stories it draws on, Getting to Know You is both sharp and subtle, and may be an acquired taste for some. But moviegoers willing to patronize a film that successfully takes a self-consciously artful approach to atypical material should find getting to know this modest little movie worthwhile"

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