Hal Hartley
Born: 1959-11-03 in Lindenhurst, Long Island, New York, USA
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2025
- Where to Land ... (Writer)
2021
- El Planeta ... (Thanks)
- Adrienne as Self
2015
- Ned Rifle ... (Writer)
2014
- My America ... (Director)
- Red Oaks ... (Director)
- La Commedia ... (Director)
2012
- Current Events ... (Director)
2011
- Meanwhile ... (Writer)
2010
- The Apologies ... (Director)
- Implied Harmonies as Self
- Adventure
- Accomplice ... (Director)
- A/Muse ... (Director)
- Years Later: The Unbelievable Truth and Its Consequences as Himself
- Conspiracy ... (Director)
2007
- Fay Grim ... (Writer)
- The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage? as Himself
2005
- The Girl from Monday ... (Writer)
- Upon Reflection: The Making of Trust as Self
2004
- Excerpts from Soon ... (Director)
- The Sisters of Mercy ... (Director)
- Regarding Soon
2003
- Milk and Honey ... (Original Music Composer)
2002
- No Such Thing ... (Director)
- The Cloud of Unknowing ... (Producer)
2001
- The New Math(s) ... (Director)
2000
- Divine Trash as Self
- Kimono ... (Music)
1999
- In Bad Taste as Self
1998
- Henry Fool ... (Director)
- The Book of Life ... (Writer)
1997
- Eye of God ... (Thanks)
- The Other Also ... (Director)
1995
- Flirt as Hal (uncredited)
1994
- Opera No. 1 ... (Director)
- NYC 3/94 ... (Producer)
- Iris ... (Editor)
- Amateur ... (Writer)
1993
- Made in the USA as Self
- Flirt ... (Director)
1992
- Simple Men ... (Director)
- Surviving Desire ... (Writer)
- Ambition ... (Director)
1991
- Theory of Achievement ... (Director)
1990
- Trust ... (Director)
- The Unbelievable Truth ... (Director)
1988
- Dogs ... (Writer)
1987
- The Cartographer's Girlfriend ... (Producer)
1986
- Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson ... (Art Department Production Assistant)
1984
- Kid ... (Producer)