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.
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Acting (10 movies)
Directing (37 movies)
Amateur
1994
The Book of Life
1998
Fay Grim
2007
The Girl from Monday
2005
No Such Thing
2002
Trust
1990
Henry Fool
1998
The Unbelievable Truth
1990
Flirt
1995
Simple Men
1992
Surviving Desire
1992
Meanwhile
2011
Theory of Achievement
1991
Ambition
1992
Opera No. 1
1994
A/Muse
2010
Accomplice
2010
Kimono
2000
Current Events
2012
My America
2014
Where to Land
2025
The Other Also
1997
Implied Harmonies
2010
Adventure
2010
The Apologies
2010
Ned Rifle
2015
Flirt
1993
The New Math(s)
2001
Iris
1994
The Sisters of Mercy
2004
Conspiracy
2010
NYC 3/94
1994
Excerpts from Soon
2004
Dogs
1988
The Cartographer's Girlfriend
1987
La Commedia
2014
Kid
1984
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Kid | 1984 | Producer |
| Kid | 1984 | Writer |
| The Cartographer's Girlfriend | 1987 | Producer |
| The Cartographer's Girlfriend | 1987 | Screenplay |
| Dogs | 1988 | Writer |
| The Unbelievable Truth | 1990 | Writer |
| Trust | 1990 | Writer |
| Trust | 1990 | Producer |
| Theory of Achievement | 1991 | Writer |
| Surviving Desire | 1992 | Writer |
| Surviving Desire | 1992 | Original Music Composer |
| Ambition | 1992 | Screenplay |
| Simple Men | 1992 | Writer |
| Simple Men | 1992 | Original Music Composer |
| Simple Men | 1992 | Producer |
| Opera No. 1 | 1994 | Original Music Composer |
| NYC 3/94 | 1994 | Producer |
| NYC 3/94 | 1994 | Writer |
| Amateur | 1994 | Writer |
| Amateur | 1994 | Producer |
| Flirt | 1995 | Writer |
| Henry Fool | 1998 | Writer |
| Henry Fool | 1998 | Producer |
| The Book of Life | 1998 | Writer |
| Kimono | 2000 | Writer |
| No Such Thing | 2002 | Writer |
| No Such Thing | 2002 | Producer |
| The Cloud of Unknowing | 2002 | Producer |
| Milk and Honey | 2003 | Original Music Composer |
| Excerpts from Soon | 2004 | Writer |
| The Girl from Monday | 2005 | Writer |
| The Girl from Monday | 2005 | Producer |
| Fay Grim | 2007 | Writer |
| Fay Grim | 2007 | Producer |
| A/Muse | 2010 | Writer |
| Meanwhile | 2011 | Writer |
| My America | 2014 | Producer |
| Ned Rifle | 2015 | Writer |
| Ned Rifle | 2015 | Producer |
| Where to Land | 2025 | Writer |
| Where to Land | 2025 | Producer |