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About Me

THIS IS A FAN APPRECIATION PAGE******* Hal Hartley is an American film director and writer, and a pioneer of the independent film movement. His films are often noted for their deadpan acting style and dialogue that is simultaneously philosophical and humorous. He often composes and performs the music for his films under the pseudonym Ned Rifle. Unlike most feature film directors, Hartley also makes many short films, which have been collected in DVD anthologies. Hartley's unique style has helped him develop a cult following. Many of his films have recurring themes, including settings on Long Island, where he was born; discomfort with technology; and foreigners at odds with local culture. He also uses many of the same actors repeatedly, including Robert Burke, Martin Donovan, Elina Lowensohn, Karen Sillas Damian Young, and the late Adrienne Shelly. Hal's Company: www.possiblefilms.com Get your own
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My Interests

making movies

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other filmmakers

Music:

The music from Hal Hartley's films has, over the years, attracted almost as much attention as the films themselves. Some of this had to do with the fact that he made so much of it himself and this helped to fix him in the public eye as a representative independent filmmaker - making even the music on his own!

Movies:

FEATURE FILMS: Fay Grim (2006), The Girl From Monday (2005), No Such Thing (2001), The Book of Life (1998), Henry Fool (1997), Flirt (1995), Amateur (1993), Simple Men (1992), Surviving Desire (1991), Trust (1990), The Unbelievable Truth (1989), ***************************** SHORT FILMS: The Sisters of Mercy (2004), Kimono (2000), The New Math(s) (1999), The Other Also (1997), Opera No. 1 (1994), NYC 3/94 (1994), Iris (1993), Ambition (1991), Theory of Achievement (1991), ****************************** PLAYS: Soon (1998/2001) ******************************

Books:

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My Blog

"Soon" - excerpts from the play by Hal Hartley

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Posted by Hal Hartley on Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:48:00 PST

"Kimono" by Hal Hartley (3-parts)

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Posted by Hal Hartley on Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:34:00 PST

Hal Talks To Media Funhouse

Hal Hartley talks about his love of Richard Lester and how the ad-agency scene with George Harrison in Lester's milestone movie influenced his brilliantly terse and humorous style of dialogu...
Posted by Hal Hartley on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:58:00 PST

The Adrienne Shelly Foundation Grant Winner

The Adrienne Shelly Foundation (ASF)in collaboration with The Sundance Institute announced today that theinaugural Adrienne Shelly Foundation Women Filmmakers Grant has beenawarded to filmmaker Maryam...
Posted by Hal Hartley on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:31:00 PST

New Hal Interview w/ IFC

Aaron Hillis from IFC NEWS interviews Hal: How do you react to critics who have turned their back on you in the years since Henry Fool? I just let it lie. Sometimes you're popular, sometimes you're n...
Posted by Hal Hartley on Wed, 23 May 2007 03:33:00 PST

Hal Q & A w/ Filmmaker Mag

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Posted by Hal Hartley on Tue, 22 May 2007 02:20:00 PST

Hal Talks About You Tube & Film Distribution

VIDEO POSTED UNDER "INTERESTS"ENJOY! ...
Posted by Hal Hartley on Mon, 21 May 2007 11:45:00 PST

Fay Grim Trailer......

Has been added to this page, last YOU TUBE video under all the others!ENJOY! ...
Posted by Hal Hartley on Mon, 21 May 2007 11:22:00 PST

Fay Grim On DVD

Fay Grim releases on DVD May 22, 2007VIEW TRAILER @ OFFICIAL WEBSITEhttp://www.faygrimfilm.com/ ...
Posted by Hal Hartley on Mon, 21 May 2007 11:11:00 PST

New Interview

What initially attracted you to filmmaking? Stories, I think. I thought stories were amazing. Then, I discovered how exciting moving pictures could be. I don't think anything has really changed, ulti...
Posted by Hal Hartley on Wed, 16 May 2007 01:44:00 PST