The Unbelievable Truth (1989)
After serving time for murder, Josh Hutton returns to his home town where me meets Audry Hugo. No one can remember exactly what Josh did... (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Hal Hartley
Written By: Hal Hartley
Starring: Bill Sage, Edie Falco, Matt Malloy, Adrienne Shelly, Robert John Burke, Paul Schulze, David Healy, Chris Cooke, Julia McNeal, Tom Thon, Gary Sauer, Mark Chandler Bailey
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
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The Unbelievable Truth belongs to 17 collections
1. 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (public: moderated by kozan26 - 224 stars)
2. Features under 91 minutes (public: moderated by epiphany - 55 stars)
3. Black Comedy (public: moderated by Dorkovsky - 29 stars)
4. The Guardian's 1000 films to see before you die (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 29 stars)
5. They Shoot Pictures' Recommended Viewing (public: moderated by Cinephile - 18 stars)
6. Directorial debut (public: moderated by djross - 16 stars)
7. Coming Of Age (public - 14 stars)
8. BFI Screen Guides' 100 American Independent Films (public: moderated by Coheed - 4 stars)
9. Music by director (public: moderated by iconogassed - 1 star)
10. Murdered Actors & Actresses (public: moderated by Dunstan-xxx)
11. DtC Doubling the Canon 2021 Nominees (public: moderated by lineuphere)
12. similar to julien donkey boy (private: kikifas - 8 stars)
13. Indiewood (private: cbennett - 1 star)
14. Djross seen at the cinema (private: djross)
15. 1989: Year in Review (private: polanski28)
16. 3: High Priority (private: KasperL)
17. 1990: Year in Review (private: Mag832801)
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Hartley's only relevant movie, for me.
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| Dec 06, 2020 | mpf2788 | 80 0% |
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| Apr 09, 2020 | GavanRex | 95 80% |
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| Mar 28, 2020 | KamilPPP | 70 35% |
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| Mar 12, 2020 |  |
silent disco | 80 75% |
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Hartley is about as subtle as a book to your prized vase but his particular flavor of world-wise irreverence/possible cynicism continues to delight me as it did with my first viewed Hartley (Trust). Spits in the face of what small town success stories purport themselves to be within capitalism as designed "for" women by men, although yes it does still end with an guy/gal, icky age-gappy pairing, but relative to 1989 pretty bold. Poor or rich, nobody is free, but at least you could stay real.
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sonya semyon | 90 77% |
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igormachete | 70 38% |
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Icarus | 88 85% |
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I love the understated, off-kilter humor in this, as Hartley explores the territory of relationships (romantic and otherwise) with freshness and insight.
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| Jul 09, 2018 | AchwellFoley | 65 65% |
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| Jul 01, 2018 | CinemaLover7 | 85 60% |
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meltem | 65 33% |
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Barraoc | 70 64% |
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A quirky indie rom-com from Hal Hartley, just the normal side of weird all the way through.
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drivemycar | 3 42% |
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deep_green | 75 75% |
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Something like Twin Peaks in a way, but excise the overt surrealism and let the more moderate idiosyncrasies remain. Like it's female protagonist it's a little pallid: less 'restrained' than lacklustre. Nevertheless, the script is entertaining and narration often pleasantly oddball. I liked the use of music throughout. Another quaint, but satisfying Hartley film.
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Interesting idiosyncratic debut from Hal Hartley.
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| Dec 08, 2014 | theficionado | 75 74% |
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My first Hartley. This film, populated with funhouse-mirror versions of recognizable types, is relentlessly deadpan yet disarmingly sincere in its tragicomic view of human relationships -- with some entering conversation as performance without engaging (Emmet/Audry on the street, the diner scene), others reducing their relationships to a series of perpetually changing negotiations, and yet others passing by each other like ships in the night. And even if they connect, apocalypse looms.
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| Nov 23, 2014 | mfl | 66 73% |
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Excellent movie. Such a unique tone, feeling, state of mind.. Hal Hartley's screenplay, the offbeat performances of Adrienne Shelly and Robert Burke, the stylised cinematographic choices, the sub-suburban Long Island setting, the Bonnie and Clyde setup, Jim Coleman's marvellously dark and synth-y score, the Lynchian vibe of horror lurking beyong the horizon.. it all adds up to something beautiful, a movie you can't look away from.
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A weird fable about the suburbs, it's pretty much what defines 'offbeat' while still being magical. The rare movie I could watch over and over again and never grow tired of.
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Despite the conflicts being relatively opaque, is phenomenal who Hartley constructs and develops the relationships between his characters. The last scene's ballet is a great achievement in america's independent film, and this is a tremendous kick in to what it would become one of the best and most concise independent filmmaking moviment.
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teckgecko | 75 66% |
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While reasons for characters' changing attitudes are often non-existant and at times things seems more confused than clever, this bleak comedy still manages to fascinate in spite of its flaws.
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| Feb 26, 2012 | atomdrumbop | 85 84% |
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laika | 82 83% |
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burmashave | 85 62% |
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SeanBerndorff | 80 74% |
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Well this was a "special" experience. Strangely intriguing and the stylistic dialogue is like nothing I've ever seen before. A movie that leaves you thinking... and thinking... and thinking...
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| Jan 10, 2012 |  |
NoSex | 85 82% |
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syvyys | 79 43% |
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sebby | 80 91% |
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Not quite as strong as Trust, but you have to give it to Hartley. The guy writes quirk WITH PURPOSE. Hard to imagine in today's cinematic landscape, but there are sometimes reasons why a girl steals a giant wrench or why an entire father-daughter relationship hinges on intricate, ridiculous agreements.
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| Average Percentile 65.98% from 342 Ratings |  |