Hal Hartley

by Mark L. Berrettini

Since the late 1980s, Hal Hartley has challenged standards of realist narrative cinema with daring narrative constructions, character development, and the creation of an unconventional visual world. In this pioneering critical overview of his work and its cultural-historical context, Mark L. Berrettini discusses seven of Hartley's feature films, including The Unbelievable Truth, Trust, Simple Men, Amateur, Henry Fool, Fay Grim, and The Book of Life...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252077911
• ISBN13: 9780252077913
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.1"