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The Unbelievable Truth

Rating
6.8
1,062
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Original title
The Unbelievable Truth
Year
Running time
87 min.
Country
United States United States
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Genre
Romance. Drama | Romantic Drama. Independent Film (US)
Synopsis
In Hal Hartley's first feature film, THE UNBELIEVABLE TRUTH, Josh (Robert John Burke), a criminal who has just been released from prison, returns home to Lindenhurst, Long Island. There he's hired as a mechanic by Vic Hugo (Christopher Cooke), the owner of a local garage. Through a mutual interest in George Washington, Josh falls in love with Vic's daughter, Audry (Adrienne Shelly). However, their romance proves to be difficult due to Audry's possessive ex-boyfriend and the mystery surrounding Josh's past.
Awards
1990: Sundance Film Festival: Nominated for Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic
1989: Chicago Film Festival: Nominated for Best Feature
Critics' reviews
  • "Hartley's debut deserves heralding; he combines a rigorous social conscience with the exuberance of fresh comic thinking. "
  • "What makes the film fun is the deadpan, tongue-in-cheek humor that undermines the seemingly sincere dramatic scenes"
  • "Mr. Hartley and his director of photography, Michael Spiller, have made a film that is visually and verbally much richer than its low budget"
  • "'The Unbelievable Truth' is a promising, reasonably engaging first feature of the art school film variety. Very consciously designed and stylized in all departments"
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