Description (continued...) 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. THE UNBELIEVABLE TRUTH effectively establishes Hartley's unique aesthetic, which is darkly humorous, oddly clever, and subtly meditative. Rather than merely hint at their thoughts, the characters in this film (and other Hartley films) tend to speak exactly what they're thinking, openly expressing things often left unsaid. A quirky take on the romantic comedy, this is the debut of a highly original American filmmaker. Country of Origin: USA Reviews "...[A] wildly hilarious black comedy....[Hartley] combines a rigorous social conscience with the exuberance of fresh comic thinking..." Rolling Stone | 08/09/1990 | p.39 "...Arch....All the offbeat appeal of its strange characters..." New York Times | 07/20/1990 | p.C11 "...It's fresh and actually gets somewhere....Hartley reveals a serious concern for how people tend to look at relationship as if they were business deals and how alienating the results are..." Los Angeles Times | 08/17/1990 | p.F6 "Hartley's determination to skew convention at every turn remains diverting." Sight and Sound | 07/01/2004 | p.78-9 Full Cast and Crew Director: Hal Hartley Starring: Robert John Burke, Adrienne Shelly, Christopher Cooke, Jeffrey Howard, Edie Falco, William Sage Screenwriter: Hal Hartley Producer: Jerome Brownstein, Hal Hartley Director of Photography: Michael Spiller Release Information Color: Color Runtime: 90 min. Original Language: English © Anchor Bay Entertainment DVD Features DVD Features: Region 1 Keep Case Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85 Audio: Dolby Stereo Surround Additional Release Material: Trailers - 1.Original Theatrical Trailer, Interview - 1.Hal Hartley - DIRECTOR Production Notes Film was shot in a two week period in 1989. Feature film debut for director Hal Hartley. Produced by Action Features. Shown at the AFI Festival in Los Angeles April 21, 1989.
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