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Surviving Desire (1991)
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Hal Hartley (writer)
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26 November 1993 (Australia)
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Jude, a college literature professor, falls for one of his students. She is more interested in the empirical...
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Martin Donovan | ... | Jude |
 | Matt Malloy | ... | Henry |
| Merritt Nelson | ... | Katie |
| Julie Kessler | ... | Jill (as Julie Sukman) |
| Mary B. Ward | ... | Sofie |
| Thomas J. Edwards | ||
| George Feaster | ||
| Lisa Gorlitsky | ||
| Emily Kunstler | ||
| John MacKay | ||
 | James Michael McCauley | ||
 | Vincent Rutherford | ||
| Gary Sauer | ||
 | Steven Schub | ||
| Hannah Sullivan | (as Patricia Sullivan) |
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60 min
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References Vredens dag (1943)
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Drug Test
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Surviving desire was made for American Television and is only about an hour long. Despite the limited running time, Hal Hartley has produced in this film his best work. Using his trademark non-naturalistic dialogue and intellectualism, Hartley builds odd, but very believable characters. This is a touching film, expertly made and contains Martin Donovan's finest performance as the frustrated Jude. Matt Malloy is also fantastic as Henry. The mixture of high art, the emotional, the bizarre and the mundane make this often ignored opus a must see for anyone interested in cinema. An understated and ever-fresh film full of brilliance. Not the best film ever made, but absolutely one of my favourites.