Hal Hartley
Film director
1959 –
Who is Hal Hartley?
Hal Hartley is an American film director, screenwriter, producer 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, 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 P J Harvey.
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- Born
- Nov 3, 1959
Lindenhurst - Also known as
- Ned Rifle
- Parents
- Spouses
- Miho Nikaido
(1996 - )
- Miho Nikaido
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- State University of New York at Purchase
- Massachusetts College of Art
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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