The Pocekt Essential Hal Hartley

by Jason Wood

Amongst the most distinctive voices in American independent cinema, Hal Hartley has amassed an eclectic and acclaimed body of work distinguished by its willingness to experiment and its playful... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1904048145
• ISBN13: 9781904048145
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Pocket Essentials
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.1" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

The Unbelievable Truth!

Concise and intelligent guide to one of America's most consistently entertaining and illuminating contemporary directors. Giving equal focus to Hartley's features and shorts - a format the director holds in high regard for offering the potential to experiment and freedom from the tyranny of narrative convention - the author competently highlights Hartley's recurring formal and thematic preoccupations. Some of the thoughts on the individual titles are a little subjective and a mistake occurs in reference to the name of a central character in Henry Fool, bit overall this is a strong introduction to Hartley's work.