Hal Hartley born November 3 1959 is an American film director screenwriter 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 Parker Posey 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 PJ Harvey Description above from the Wikipedia article Hal Hartley licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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