Hal Hartley

Directing

Hal Hartley

Born 1959-11-03 Lindenhurst, Long Island, New York, USA 12 films

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 P…

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Filmography

12 films
Adrienne poster

As the muse of Hal Hartley’s indie classics and as writer/director of the critically acclaimed Wait…

Adrienne

★ 6.8 2021

Adventure poster

Hartley and his wife, Miho Nikaido, travel to Japan to see her parents and reflect on 12 years of m…

Adventure

★ 6.0 2010

Regarding Soon poster

A behind the scenes look, including an interview with Hal Hartley, surrounding his play "Soon," a p…

Regarding Soon

★ 5.0 2004

In Bad Taste poster

A documentary on the career of filmmaker John Waters. Featuring interviews with actors and fellow f…

In Bad Taste

★ 8.0 1999

Flirt poster

The same situation is played out in different cities (New York, Berlin and Tokyo). A lover has to c…

Flirt

★ 6.2 1996