Hal Hartley

Person · Open Library

Born

1959

Works

13

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Film & TV

Lindenhurst, Long Island, New York, USA

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,…

Known for

• Adrienne — Self2021
• Implied Harmonies — Self2010
• Adventure2010
• Years Later: The Unbelievable Truth and Its Consequences — Himself2010
• The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage? — Himself2007
• Upon Reflection: The Making of Trust — Self2005
• Regarding Soon2004
• The Sisters of Mercy — Self (voice)2004
• Divine Trash — Self2000
• In Bad Taste — Self1999

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

Active from

1959-11-03

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

4,504

Total plays

96,801

Hal Hartley (b. November 3, 1959, Lindenhurst, New York) is an American film director and writer, and a pioneer of the independent film movement who was educated at the State University of New York at Purchase. Early on, Hartley was interested in painting and attended the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. While studying there, he took a few courses in filmmaking and realized that this was what he wanted to do. He moved back to New York in 1980 and attended SUNY because he liked that it wa

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Family name

Hartley

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Lindenhurst

Occupation

director

Educated at

State University of New York at Purchase

Languages spoken

English language

Official website

www.possiblefilms.com

Image

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