Hal Hartley
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 3, 1959
- Birthplace
- 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, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hal Hartley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Tour de France TBA
Director
Where to Land 2025
Writer, Producer, Director, Original Music Composer, Sound Designer
Adrienne 2021
as Self
El Planeta 2021
Thanks
Ned Rifle 2015
Writer, Director, Producer, Music
My America 2014
Director, Music, Producer
La Commedia 2014
Director, Stage Director
Current Events 2012
Director
Meanwhile 2011
Writer, Director, Producer
- Years Later: The Unbelievable Truth and Its Consequences
Years Later: The Unbelievable Truth and Its Consequences 2010
as Himself, Music
The Apologies 2010
Director, Original Music Composer, Writer
Accomplice 2010
Director
A/Muse 2010
Director, Writer, Editor
Adventure 2010
Actor, Director
Implied Harmonies 2010
as Self, Director, Editor
- Conspiracy
Conspiracy 2010
Director
The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage? 2007
as Himself
Fay Grim 2007
Writer, Director, Producer, Music, Editor
The Girl from Monday 2005
Writer, Director, Producer, Original Music Composer
Upon Reflection: The Making of Trust 2005
as Self
The Sisters of Mercy 2004
as Self (voice), Director
Excerpts from Soon 2004
Director, Music, Writer
Regarding Soon 2004
Actor, Music
Milk and Honey 2003
Original Music Composer
The Cloud of Unknowing 2002
Producer
No Such Thing 2002
Director, Writer, Producer, Music
The New Math(s) 2001
Director
Kimono 2000
Music, Director, Writer
Divine Trash 2000
as Self
In Bad Taste 1999
as Self
The Book of Life 1998
Writer, Director
Henry Fool 1998
Director, Writer, Music, Producer
Eye of God 1997
Thanks
The Other Also 1997
Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Flirt 1996
as Hal (uncredited), Writer, Director, Original Music Composer
NYC 3/94 1994
Producer, Director, Writer
Amateur 1994
Writer, Director, Music, Producer
Iris 1994
Editor, Director
Opera No. 1 1994
Director, Original Music Composer
Made in the USA 1993
as Self
Flirt 1993
Director
Simple Men 1992
Director, Writer, Original Music Composer, Producer
Ambition 1992
Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer
Surviving Desire 1992
Writer, Director, Editor, Original Music Composer
Theory of Achievement 1991
Director, Writer, Songs, Original Music Composer
Trust 1990
Director, Writer, Producer
The Unbelievable Truth 1990
Director, Writer, Co-Producer
Dogs 1988
Writer, Director
The Cartographer's Girlfriend 1987
Producer, Screenplay, Director, Editor
Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson 1986
Art Department Production Assistant
Kid 1984
Producer, Editor, Director, Writer
Credits from TMDB.