Amateur 1994  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hal Hartley
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Martin Donovan, Elina Lowensohn, Damian Young, Chuck Montgomery, Michael Imperioli, Dave Simonds, Pamela Stewart
An ex-nun porno-writer (Isabelle Huppert), an amnesiac pornographer (Martin Donovan), and an unsuccessful starlet (Elina Lowensohn) provide the backdrop for this existential tale of entwining events and characters.
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Fay Grim 2007 R, 118 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Hal Hartley
Cast: Parker Posey, Jeff Goldblum, James Urbaniak, Saffron Burrows, Liam Aiken, Elina Lowensohn, Leo Fitzpatrick, Chuck Montgomery, Thomas Jay Ryan, D.J. Mendel, John Keogh, Claudia Michelsen, Nikolai Kinski
In this sequel to 1998's "Henry Fool," Henry (Thomas Jay Ryan) has been missing for seven years, and his wife Fay (Parker Posey) is having problems with their son, 14-year-old Ned (Liam Aiken). Meanwhile, Fay's brother Simon (James Urbaniak) has been serving time in prison for helping Henry escape the law, and Fay negotiates with CIA agent Fulbright (Jeff Goldblum) for Simon's release. She is given a mission in undercover work involving a trip to Paris to retrieve Henry's notebooks containing his autobiographical confessions. Fay leaves for Europe, joins forces with Bebe (Elina Lowensohn) while running into spies and assassins, and ends up in Turkey tracking down political terrorists. Now, Fay must sort out how much of this Henry has been involved in.
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Flirt 1995  R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hal Hartley
Cast: Bill Sage, Martin Donovan, Parker Posey, Dwight Ewell, Geno Lechner, Peter Fitz, Miho Nikaido, Kumiko Ishizuka, Chikako Hara
A lover flirts with two partners while trying to decide which one to love. This basic theme is used three times in three cities of New York, Berlin, and Tokyo in this somewhat successful experiment in storytelling.
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The Girl from Monday 2005 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: Hal Hartley
Cast: Bill Sage, Sabrina Lloyd, Tatiana Abracos, Leo Fitzpatrick, D.J. Mendel, James Urbaniak, Juliana Francis, David Neumann, Michael Cassidy, Ryan Bronz, Edie Falco
This sci-fi tale is set in the future, and the United States has come under the rule of the Multi-Media Monopoly under which consumers are bar-coded and have sex to raise their credit ratings and buying power. But, there are rebels (Bill Sage and Sabrina Lloyd) in the midst, and they find an ally in The Girl From Monday (Tatiana Abracos), an alien from a distant planet.
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Henry Fool 1998  R, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hal Hartley
Cast: Thomas Jay Ryan, James Urbaniak, Parker Posey, Maria Porter, James Saito, Kevin Corrigan, Liam Aiken, Miho Nikaido, Gene Ruffini, Nicholas Hope
Henry Fool (Thomas Jay Ryan) is a novelist who befriends a garbage man, Simon (James Urbaniak). After being influenced by Henry, Simon writes poetry and wins the Nobel Prize for his work. As Simon rises to great heights, his benefactor falls so far from grace that, finally, Simon aids Henry in his escape from the law.
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No Such Thing 2001 R, 105 min.
Genre: Horror / Fantasy
Director: Hal Hartley
Cast: Sarah Polley, Robert John Burke, Helen Mirren, Baltasar Kormakur, Paul Lazar, Annika Peterson, Julie Christie, Margret Akadottir, Julie Anderson, Gudrun Bjarnadottir
An aspiring reporter, Beatrice (Sarah Polley), travels to Iceland searching for her missing fiance who has been reported killed and then dined on by a Monster (Robert John Burke). She does find the Monster, forms a relationship, and brings him to NYC for treatment. This is NOT Disney's "Beauty and the Beast."
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Simple Men 1992 R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hal Hartley
Cast: Robert John Burke, Bill Sage, Karen Sillas, Elina Lowensohn, Martin Donovan, Chris Cooke, Jeffrey Howard, Holly Marie Combs, Mark Bailey, Joe Stevens, Damian Young, Marietta Marich
Immediately following a botched computer heist, Bill (Robert John Burke) is double-crossed by his partner/girlfriend. He then sets off with brother Dennis (Bill Sage) in search of their long-lost father who has escaped from prison. Quirky characters.
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Surviving Desire 1991 TV, 60 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hal Hartley
Cast: Martin Donovan, Mary B. Ward, Matt Malloy, Merritt Nelson, Julie Sukman, Gary Sauer, James Michael McCauley, John MacKay, Thomas J. Edwards, George Feaster
Jude (Martin Donovan) is a college professor just going through the motions in his literature class, and Sofie is the only one of his students who listens to his lectures. Their story makes for a pleasant film that was originally shown on PBS' "American Playhouse."
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Trust 1990 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hal Hartley
Cast: Adrienne Shelly, Martin Donovan, Merritt Nelson, John MacKay, Edie Falco, Gary Sauer, Marko Hunt, Matt Malloy, Suzanne Costollos, Karen Sillas
Pregnant Maria (Adrienne Shelly) has dropped out of high school and is now estranged from her family. But when she meets a troubled young man, Matthew Slaughter (Martin Donovan), they form a friendship that changes both of them and gives hope for the future.
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| 1. Amateur (1994)
2. Fay Grim (2007)
3. Flirt (1995)
4. The Girl from Monday (2005)
5. Henry Fool (1998)
6. No Such Thing (2001)
7. Simple Men (1992)
8. Surviving Desire (1991)
9. Trust (1990)
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