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Hal Hartley [1] (born November 3, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and composer who became a key figure in the American independent film movement of the 1980s and '90s. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] His films include The Unbelievable Truth (1989), Trust (1990), Simple Men (1992), Amateur (1994) and Henry Fool (1997), [ 4 ] which are ...
The Unbelievable Truth is a 1989 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Hal Hartley [2] and starring Adrienne Shelly and Robert Burke.It tells the story of Audry, who dumps her high-school boyfriend and becomes a successful fashion model, but all along is in love with a mysterious man called Josh, released after conviction for manslaughter.
Henry Fool is a 1997 American black comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Hal Hartley, featuring Thomas Jay Ryan, James Urbaniak, and Parker Posey.Set like previous Hartley films in less affluent parts of Long Island, it recounts how the lives of a fatherless family are overturned by a mysterious outsider and how, as in The Unbelievable Truth, expectation and reality again conflict.
No Such Thing (previously titled Monster, Icelandic: Skrímsli) is a 2001 supernatural drama film directed by Hal Hartley.It tells the story of Beatrice (Sarah Polley), a journalist whose fiancé is killed by a monster in Iceland.
Martin Donovan (born Martin Paul Smith; August 19, 1957) is an American actor.He has had a long collaboration with director Hal Hartley, appearing in many of his films, such as Trust (1990), Surviving Desire (1991), Simple Men (1992), Amateur (1994), Flirt (1995), and The Book of Life (1998), starring as Jesus Christ in the latter.
Ned Rifle is a 2014 American drama film written and directed by Hal Hartley.It is the third and final film in a trilogy following characters introduced in Hartley's 1997 film Henry Fool and 2006 sequel Fay Grim. [2]
Trust is a 1990 romantic black comedy film written and directed by Hal Hartley and starring Adrienne Shelly and Martin Donovan. [4] [5] Two young misfits, both in emotional shock, meet in a Long Island town and through trials develop a platonic relationship based on mutual admiration, respect and trust.
Fay Grim is a 2006 espionage thriller film written and directed by Hal Hartley.The film is a sequel to Hartley's 1997 film Henry Fool, and revolves around the title character, played by Parker Posey, the sister of Simon Grim (James Urbaniak).