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From the quiet and thoughtful to the loud and ridiculous, this arresting collection of short work by Hal Hartley reveals the tireless experimentation, curiosity, and playfulness that lies behind his many feature films, like The Unbelievable Truth, Simple Men, Amateur, The Book of Life, Trust, Flirt, Henry Fool, No Such Thing, and The Girl From Monday.
Further Information:
Special Features:
Includes rare footage of Hartley’s controversial play Soon, an exclusive interview regarding it, a complete biography, and an essay by the filmmaker.
Also includes The Sisters of Mercy, a new short film starring Parker Posey and Sabrina Lloyd. It premieres on this DVD and is not available anywhere else.
| Catalog Number: MC-373 |
Type: Shorts Compilation |
Genre: Narrative |
| Copyright: 2005 |
Length: 100 minutes |
Format:
DVD Region: 0 (All) |
| TV System: NTSC |
ISBN: 097606240-2 |
UPC: 187719000016 |
| Label: Possible Films |
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Films In Compilation
Opera No. 1 directed by
Hal
Hartley
USA,
Comedy / Satire,
1994,
16mm,
Color,
Magnetic Monaural,
00:07:00
Two charming but inept agents of the supernatural - sort of like cupid goddesses - decide to interfere in human affairs.
Mini Musical Comedy. Like one of those Shakespeare situation comedies in ...
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Other Also, The directed by
Hal
Hartley
USA,
Music,
1997,
DV,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:07:00
A slow, meditative, piece of visual music. Commissioned by the Paris Gallery of the Foundation Cartier, for their group show, "Amours". Different artists, filmmakers, and writers were asked to make ...
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New Math, The directed by
Hal
Hartley
USA,
Comedy / Satire,
1999,
DV,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:15:00
Two students and their teacher seem to be fighting - literally - over the proper solution to a complex mathematical equation. Is it the key to time and space or a coded instruction manual about ...
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NYC3/94 directed by
Hal
Hartley
USA,
Narrative,
1994,
DV,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:10:00
Another video collage, this one woven around the idea of a city under siege. Commissioned by European television, NYC3/94 is part of a series called "Post Cards From America". Various American ...
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Sisters of Mercy, The directed by
Hal
Hartley
USA,
Comedy / Satire,
2005,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:16:40
A new short film starring Parker Posey and Sabrina ...
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Kimono directed by
Hal
Hartley
USA,
Narrative,
2000,
35mm,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:27:00
This half hour "ambient narrative" was made for the German TV series "Erotic Tales". Inspired by some of the more sensual readings in a collection of classical Japanese poetry, the film follows a ...
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Girl From Monday, The
MC-486, 2005
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A Girl drops into the Ocean from outer space. A being from a distant constellation called Monday, she has assumed the human form of a beautiful young woman in order to look for her friend who arrived years before and whom she suspects is in trouble;... more >
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Hal Hartley's Surviving Desire
MC-1086, 1991
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SURVIVING DESIRE (1991, 53 min) is a comedy about obsessive love from the director
Time Magazine called “the smartest new outlaw in the movies.” SURVIVING DESIRE is a bold and
playful little tale about a handsome young college professor smitten... more >
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Possible Films Volume 2
MC-1087, 2010
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An ambitious young actress comes to Berlin to convince an American ex-pat filmmaker she must be his next muse ... Hartley's conscientious assistant in Berlin receives weekly letters from her boss and sends him the books he needs as he struggles in... more >
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Possible Music
MC-485, 2003
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This is a collection of the signature tunes from Hal Hartley's movies from 1990 till 2002. It includes work from Trust, Simple Men, Amateur, and other films, as well as pieces from his theater productions. It is a very listenable sequence of music... more >
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Simple Men and Trust Me
MC-736, 2006
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This beautifully produced presentation of the two films with the original French release art work is now available on Double CD!
TRUST
Maria is a self-centered teenage suburban brat, until she gets pregnant by her un-loving quarterback boyfriend... more >
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Trust
MC-503, 1990
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Maria is a self-centered teenage suburban brat, until she gets pregnant by her un-loving quarterback boyfriend and gives her father a fatal heart attack. Matthew is a rowdy and disillusioned computer engineer with a vicious temper. Disowned by her... more >
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