| The Unbelievable Truth | 
 enlarge | Director: Hal Hartley
Actors: Adrienne Shelly, Robert John Burke, Chris Cooke, Julia Mcneal, Katherine Mayfield
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Category: DVD
Buy Used: $49.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 39605
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 90
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
UPC: 013131139891
EAN: 0013131139891
ASIN: B000059PPA
Theatrical Release Date: 1990
Release Date: March 13, 2001
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The films of Hal Hartley, New York's modern beatnik cinema laureate, are not for everyone. His self-consciously clever ping-pong dialogue sounds like a cross between song lyrics and Samuel Beckett, while his deadpan direction gives a wry cast to it all. It's romantic comedy skewed through a thoroughly modern perspective, and it sprung fully formed in his debut feature. Gloomy redheaded pixie Adrienne Shelly, a neurotic high school student fixated on doomsday scenarios, falls for the tall, dark, and mysterious Robert Burke, a black-clad, philosophy-spouting mechanic who is constantly mistaken for a priest and rumored to be a convicted murderer. An enigmatic, intellectually playful farce played with ironic understatement, Hartley's austere film was shot on the cheap with a handsome, restrained style and directed with an approach straddling verbal slapstick and modernist irony. Shelly mixes the goofy, obsessive distractions of a screwball heroine with smarts, determination, and hardball negotiating skills, while Burke's quiet calm and confidence radiates warmth and sincerity even while playing the loner. Hartley explores the line between truth and rumor, and he takes satirical swipes at the culture of cash and contracts--yet for all his irony he remains an optimist. For all its hip '90s attitude, the unbelievable truth is that Hartley is a romantic at heart. --Sean Axmaker
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 Extremely funny 80's the world is going to end kitsch! January 12, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The characters are bright and full and the dialogue is fresh and funny. Enjoy!
RIP Adrienne Shelly November 10, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I was saddened to hear of the tragic and senseless passing of the beautiful actress Adrienne Shelly. Nobody can watch Hal Hartley's "The Unbelievable Truth" and not be struck by how talented and engaging Shelly comes across onscreen. At the time of the film's release it seemed as if she was a star in the making. However, she seemed more content to stick with modest indie films and sporadic appearances in acclaimed TV shows rather than become a fixture in vapid Hollywood product that would have increased her exposure. Eventually she moved behind the lens for what was shaping up to be a very interesting directorial career. Sadly, we will no longer be able to witness her growth as an artist, but as a small consolation we still have films like "The Unbelievable Truth" and "Trust" to remind us of her once luminous presence.
where is trust???? April 15, 2005
i agree with chad taylor! there must be a really good reason
why the movie TRUST has not been released on dvd...when i need
a fix i have to dust off the vcr---that should be illegal.
Must be good movie November 15, 2004
8 out of 13 found this review helpful
I haven't seen this movie yet, but where is TRUST? Who can forget that movie and the dialogue and the plot and the memorable music? For heaven's sakes, why isn't this out on DVD? Amazon, read this...Trust, by Hal Hartley
My favorite Hartley Film March 18, 2004
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
If you like Trust and Simple Men then you'll love this film. Personally I love all of Hartley's works, but to me these three films just go so well together. They're all earlier works and in these films you witness an incredibley inspired director do more with a low budget film than most high paid directors could ever dream of doing. I'd also like to say that if you've never seen a Hal Hartley film then this is probably the best point to start out at.
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