Hal Hartley

Biography

Hal Hartley (born November 3, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter, and composer, who became a key figure in the American independent film movement of the 1980s and 1990s. He is best known for his films Trust, Amateur and Henry Fool, which are notable for deadpan humour and offbeat characters quoting philosophical dialogue. His films provided a career launch for a number of actors, including Adrienne Shelly, Edie Falco, Martin Donovan, Parker Posey, Karen Sillas and Elina Löwensohn. Hartley frequently scores his own films using his pseudonym Ned Rifle, and his soundtracks regularly feature music by indie rock acts Yo La Tengo and PJ Harvey. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hal Hartley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Directed

1. Trust (1990) — Director
2. Red Oaks (2014) — Director
3. The Unbelievable Truth (1990) — Director
4. Henry Fool (1998) — Director
5. Amateur (1994) — Director
6. Fay Grim (2007) — Director
7. Simple Men (1992) — Director
8. No Such Thing (2002) — Director
9. Ned Rifle (2015) — Director
10. The Book of Life (1998) — Director
11. Flirt (1995) — Director
12. Surviving Desire (1992) — Director
13. The Girl from Monday (2005) — Director
14. Meanwhile (2011) — Director
15. Theory of Achievement (1991) — Director
16. Ambition (1992) — Director
17. Kimono (2000) — Director
18. American Playhouse (1982) — Director
19. Opera No. 1 (1994) — Director
20. The Cartographer's Girlfriend (1987) — Director
21. Iris (1994) — Director
22. NYC 3/94 (1994) — Director
23. Where to Land (2025) — Director
24. The New Math(s) (2001) — Director
25. The Sisters of Mercy (2004) — Director
26. Dogs (1988) — Director
27. Kid (1984) — Director
28. A/Muse (2010) — Director
29. Accomplice (2010) — Director
30. The Apologies (2010) — Director
31. Adventure (2010) — Director
32. The Other Also (1997) — Director
33. Implied Harmonies (2010) — Director
34. Flirt (1993) — Director
35. Current Events (2012) — Director
36. Tour de France — Director
37. My America (2014) — Director
38. Conspiracy (2010) — Director
39. Excerpts from Soon (2004) — Director
40. La Commedia (2014) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Divine Trash (2000) — Self
2. Adrienne (2021) — Self
3. Flirt (1995) — Hal (uncredited)
4. In Bad Taste (1999) — Self
5. Adventure (2010)
6. Regarding Soon (2004)
7. Made in the USA (1993) — Self
8. Implied Harmonies (2010) — Self
9. The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage? (2007) — Himself
10. Years Later: The Unbelievable Truth and Its Consequences (2010) — Himself
11. Upon Reflection: The Making of Trust (2005) — Self