What Makes this Film Great | Simple Men (1992)

Wrapping up a Hal Hartley stretch considering the third in his informal "Long Island Trilogy" - the provocative, maybe profound Simple Men.
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More on the film:

Ebert continues NOT to get Hartley (I discuss this briefly in the above vid): https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/simple-men-1992

A more positive contemporary review, this one by Todd McCarthy in Variety: https://variety.com/1992/film/reviews/simple-men-2-1200429715/

This interview about Trust from a couple years ago touches on the whole Long Island Trilogy - Grant Phipps 2019 (major spoilers): https://www.tonemadison.com/articles/hal-hartley-on-the-personal-crises-and-inspirations-that-shaped-trust

If you want to deep dive into Hartley's work, try Sebastian Manley's scholarly monograph, The Cinema of Hal Hartley: https://www.bloomsburycollections.com/book/the-cinema-of-hal-hartley/
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Title music: "Adventure"
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Видео What Makes this Film Great | Simple Men (1992) канала Aaron Hunter