Hal Hartley - Kkiste

Ned Rifle

Henry and Fay's son Ned sets out to find and kill his father for destroying his mother's life. But his aims are frustrated by the troublesome Susan, whose connection to Henry predates even his arrival in the lives of the Grim family.

NR

5.8

2015 Drama 85 min Spielen

6.3

Fay Grim

Many years after her notorious husband, Henry Fool, fled after killing a neighbor, Fay Grim receives a visit from CIA agent Fulbright, who tells her that Henry is dead, but that some of his journals have been unearthed in France. She sets forth on a globe-trotting odyssey that soon leads to the discovery that he is alive, and his journals are more than they appear to be.

R

6.3

2006 Comedy 118 min Spielen

6.1

No Such Thing

Beatrice's fiancé is killed by a monster in Iceland. The monster is immortal, but longs to die. Beatrice helps him achieve this by contacting a scientist who can destroy matter painlessly.

NR

6.1

2001 Comedy 102 min Spielen

6.6

The Book of Life

The end of the millenium has taken on a certain significance in modern day prophecies. What happens if Jesus Christ has second thoughts about the Apocalypse? It is December 31, 1999 and New Year's Eve takes on new meaning when the Devil, Jesus Christ, and Christ's assistant Magdelina discuss and debate the end of the world, the opening of the seven seals, and the essence of being human.

NR

6.6

1998 Comedy 63 min Spielen

7

Henry Fool

An egocentric bum transforms the lives of a shy New Jersey garbageman and his sister.

R

7

1997 Comedy 137 min Spielen

6.8

Flirt

The same situation is played out in different cities (New York, Berlin and Japan). A lover has to choose whether to commit to a partner who is returning home. In each case there are other people involved, an ex-partner and someone else in a "permanent" relationship, what do they choose to do?

NR

6.8

1995 Drama 85 min Spielen

0

Opera No. 1

Short film by Hal Hartley with Parker Posey and Adrienne Shelley.

NR

0

1994 Comedy 8 min Spielen

6.7

Amateur

A man wakes up in an alley, bleeding and with no memory of who he is. He stumbles into a coffee shop and is befriended by a charitable ex-nun who is failing in her attempts to write marketable pornography.

NR

6.7

1994 Comedy 105 min Spielen

7.2

Surviving Desire

Jude, a college professor, is obsessed with Sophie, his student. She, in turn, is intrigued by his scholarly charm. Flirtation turns to lust and the two become lovers.

NR

7.2

1992 Comedy 53 min Spielen

7.2

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, then throw her away. His brother Dennis, meanwhile, is equally determined to track down their long lost father, a revolutionary who has been in hiding for 20 years. For different reasons, both leave New York and head for Long Island, out of money, and short on ideas.

NR

7.2

1992 Crime 105 min Spielen

6.3

Theory of Achievement

This short film was packaged on video with Hartley's featurette "Surviving Desire." It affectionately examines the lives of a group of "young, middle-class, white, college-educated, unskilled, broke, drunk" Brookylnites who would love to make something of their lives -- assuming they can pay the rent first.

NR

6.3

1991 Comedy 18 min Spielen

6.8

Trust

After being thrown away from home, pregnant high school dropout Maria meets Matthew, a highly educated and extremely moody electronics repairman. The two begin an unusual romance built on their sense of mutual admiration and trust.

R

6.8

1990 Comedy 107 min Spielen

7.2

The Unbelievable Truth

After serving time for murder, Josh Hutton returns to his home town where he meets Audry Hugo. No one can remember exactly what Josh did...

R

7.2

1989 Comedy 90 min Spielen