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Hal Hartley is an American filmmaker, writer, director, producer, and composer who has made twelve feature films since 1988. Popularly associated with the American independent filmmaking scene of the early nineties, he went on to write and direct such films as No Such Thing (2001) for United Artists and Fay Grim (2006) for HD Net Films... See full bio »

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Hal Hartley
in Lindenhurst, Long Island, New York, USA
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Filmography

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2014 Ned Rifle (pre-production)
 
2011/III Meanwhile
 
2010 Accomplice (video short)
 
2010 Adventure (video documentary short)
 
2010 A/Muse (video short)
 
2010 Implied Harmonies (video documentary short)
 
2010 The Apologies (video short)
 
2006 Fay Grim
 
2005 The Girl from Monday
 
2004 The Sisters of Mercy (video short)
 
2001 No Such Thing
 
2001 Kimono (short)
 
2000 The New Math(s) (short)
 
1998 The Book of Life
 
1997 Henry Fool
 
1995 Flirt
 
1994 Amateur
 
1994 Iris (video short)
 
1994 NYC 3/94 (short)
 
1994 Opera No. 1 (short)
 
1993 Surviving Desire
 
1993 Flirt (short)
 
1992 Simple Men
 
1991 Theory of Achievement (short)
 
1991/II Ambition (short)
 
1990 Trust
 
1989 The Unbelievable Truth
 
1988 Dogs (short)
 
1987 The Cartographer's Girlfriend (short)
 
1984 Kid (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (21 titles)
2014 Ned Rifle (pre-production)
 
2011/III Meanwhile
 
2010 A/Muse (video short)
 
2010 The Apologies (video short) (written by)
 
2006 Fay Grim (written by)
 
2005 The Girl from Monday
 
2004 The Sisters of Mercy (video short)
 
2001 No Such Thing (written by)
 
2001 Kimono (short)
 
1998 The Book of Life (writer)
 
1997 Henry Fool (uncredited)
 
1995 Flirt
 
1994 Amateur
 
1994 NYC 3/94 (short)
 
1993 Surviving Desire (writer)
 
1992 Simple Men
 
1991 Theory of Achievement (short)
 
1991/II Ambition (short)
 
1990 Trust
 
1989 The Unbelievable Truth (written by - uncredited)
 
1984 Kid (short)
 
Show ShowComposer (15 titles)
2011/III Meanwhile
 
2010 The Apologies (video short)
 
2006 Fay Grim
 
2005 The Girl from Monday
 
2003 Milk and Honey
 
2001 No Such Thing
 
2001 Kimono (short)
 
1997 Henry Fool
 
1995 Flirt (as Ned Rifle)
 
1994 Amateur (as Ned Rifle)
 
1994 Opera No. 1 (short)
 
1993 Surviving Desire (as Ned Rifle)
 
1992 Simple Men (as Ned Rifle)
 
1991 Theory of Achievement (short)
 
1991/II Ambition (short) (as Ned Rifle)
 
Show ShowProducer (14 titles)
2011/III Meanwhile (producer)
 
2006 Fay Grim (producer)
 
2005 The Girl from Monday (producer)
 
2002 The Cloud of Unknowing (producer)
 
2001 No Such Thing (producer)
 
1997 Henry Fool (producer)
 
1994 Amateur (producer)
 
1994 NYC 3/94 (short) (producer)
 
1992 Simple Men (producer)
 
1990 Trust (producer)
 
1989 The Unbelievable Truth (co-producer)
 
1988 Dogs (short) (producer)
 
1987 The Cartographer's Girlfriend (short) (producer)
 
1984 Kid (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowEditor (10 titles)
2010 Adventure (video documentary short)
 
2010 A/Muse (video short)
 
2010 Implied Harmonies (video documentary short)
 
2006 Fay Grim
 
2004 The Sisters of Mercy (video short)
 
1994 Iris (video short)
 
1993 Surviving Desire
 
1989 The Unbelievable Truth
 
1987 The Cartographer's Girlfriend (short)
 
1984 Kid (short)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1997 Henry Fool (music arranger, musician)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1995 Flirt
Hal - Miho's boyfriend (uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1987 Sweet Lorraine (production assistant)
 
Show ShowThanks (7 titles)
2013 The Drain (short) (special thanks) (completed)
 
2007 The Inner Life of Martin Frost (thanks)
 
2004 Diagnosis (short) (special thanks)
 
2003 The Epic Tale of Kalesius and Clotho: A Meditation on the Impossibility of Romantic Love in a Rapidly Expanding Universe (short) (special thanks)
 
1998 Too Tired to Die (special thanks)
 
1994 Clerks. (special thanks: for leading the way)
 
1994 Love Four (video) (acknowledgment: super duper extra special thanks to)
 
Show ShowSelf (10 titles)
2013 The Everyday (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2010 Years Later: The Unbelievable Truth and its Consequences (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2010 Adventure (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2010 Implied Harmonies (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage? (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 May 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
1998 Divine Trash (documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Trouble and Desire: An Interview with Hal Hartley (short)
Himself
 
1993 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 January 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 Cinefile: Made in the USA (TV documentary)
Himself
 

Related Videos

Simple Men -- Bitter about being double-crossed by the women he loved, (and with the police after him to boot), Bill vows to seduce the next woman he sees... Flirt -- Open-ended Trailer from Columbia Tri Star Fay Grim -- A ten-years-later continuation of Hal Hartley's "Henry Fool", where Fay Grim (Posey) is coerced by a CIA agent (Goldblum) to try and locate notebooks that belonged to her fugitive ex-husband (Ryan). Published in them is information that could compromises
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(2008) Staging for Louis Andriessen's opera La Commedia See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Interviews  | 3 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

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Alternate Names:

Ned Rifle

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

The budget is the aesthetic. See more »

Trivia:

Studied film at State University of New York at Purchase, where he met Robert John Burke who later starred in The Unbelievable Truth. See more »

Trademark:

The comedy and drama of Hartley's films often revolves around men and women who come into conflict with societal norms. He is famous for a characteristic style which includes unconventional cinematic language, un-naturalistic dialogue, and deliberate movement. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio