Hal Hartley Biography (1959-)

Full name, Hal Hartley, Jr.; born November 3, 1959, in Lindenhurst, NY; father, an ironworker; married Miho Nikaido (an actress). Sometimes listed under the name Ned Rifle Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management,8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90210-1934.; Office: True Fiction Pictures, 39 W 14th St., Suite 406, New York, NY 10011-7489.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Producer, director, film editor, writer, composer
Birth Details: November 3, 1959; Lindenhurst, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Producer, director, and editor, Kid (short film), 1985
Producer, director, and editor, The Cartographer's Girlfriend (short film), 1986
Producer and director, Dogs (short film), 1987
Producer, director, and editor, The Unbelievable Truth, Miramax, 1989
Director and producer, Trust, Fine Line, 1990
Coproducer, director, and editor, Simple Men (also known as Uomini semplici), Fine Line, 1992
Director and editor, Flirt, 1993, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1995
Director and producer, Amateur, Sony Pictures Classics, 1994
Director and producer, New York City 3/94 (also known as NYC 3/94), 1994
Director, Opera No. 1, 1994
Producer, director, and music arranger, Henry Fool, Sony PicturesClassics, 1997
Director, The Book of Life (short film), True Fiction Pictures, 1998
Director, The New Math(s), 2000
Director, Kimono (short film), 2000
Director and producer, No Such Thing, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Distribution Corp., 2001
Film Appearances
Kid (short film), 1985
(Uncredited) Hal, Miho's boyfriend, Flirt, 1993, released by Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1995
Trouble and Desire: An Interview with Hal Hartley (also known as Business Is Business: Hal Hartley's Unbelievable Truth), 1997
Divine Trash, WinStar Cinema, 1998
Television Work
Director, "Theory of Achievement" (short film), Alive from Off Center, PBS, 1991

Director, "Ambition" (short film), Alive from Off Center, PBS, 1991
Director and editor, "Surviving Desire" (special), American Playhouse, PBS, 1991
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Kid (short film), 1985
The Unbelievable Truth, Miramax, 1989
Trust, Fine Line, 1990, published in Simple Men and Trust,Faber, 1993
Simple Men (also known as Uomoini semplici), Fine Line, 1992, published in Simple Men and Trust, Faber, 1993
Flirt, 1993, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1995
Amateur, Sony Pictures Classics, 1994, published by Faber, 1994
New York City 3/94 (also known as NYC 3/94), 1994
(Uncredited) Henry Fool, Sony Pictures Classics, 1997
The Book of Life (short film), True Fiction Pictures, 1998
Kimono (short film), 2000
No Such Thing (an adaptation of Beauty and the Beast), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Distributing Corp., 2001
Film Music
(As Ned Rifle) Simple Men (also known as Uomini semplici),Fine Line, 1992
(As Ned Rifle) Flirt, 1993, released by Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1995
(As Ned Rifle) Amateur, Sony Pictures Classics, 1994
Opera No. 1, 1994
Henry Fool, Sony Pictures Classics, 1997
Kimono (short film), 2000
No Such Thing, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Distributing Corp., 2001
Television Scripts
"Theory of Achievement" (short film), Alive from Off Center, PBS,1991
"Ambition" (short film), Alive from Off Center, PBS, 1991
"Surviving Desire" (special), American Playhouse, PBS, 1991
Television Music
As Ned Rifle
Score and songs "Die in My Dreams," "Theory of Achievement" (short film),Alive from Off Center, PBS, 1991
Score, "Ambition" (short film), Alive from Off Center, PBS, 1991
Score, "Surviving Desire" (special), American Playhouse, PBS, 1991
Stage Plays
Soon, produced in Los Angeles, 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 2: Directors, St. James Press, 1996

Periodicals

Atlantic Monthly, April, 1994, p. 108
Film Comment, July/August, 1996, p. 68
Film Quarterly, fall, 1998, p. 2

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