Simple Men/Trust

by Hal Hartley

"Simple Men" tells the story of two brothers, thrown together in search of their father. The pair confront their expectations of themselves and their attitudes towards women. It was premiered as part of the Official Competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. "Trust" is a provocative comedy of suburban middle America. A young woman struggles to gain a sense of her own self-worth through the discovery that it may be possible to trust another person. It won "Best Screenplay" at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival. Also contained in this book is a detailed interview with Hartley, plus a complete filmography.

Genres: Film

184 pages, Paperback

First published November 13, 1992

About the author

Hal Hartley is the writer, director and producer of numerous feature films. He received the best screenplay award at the Cannes International Film Festival in 1998 for Henry Fool as well as prizes at Sundance (Trust), Tokyo (Amateur), Prague (Meanwhile) and Berlin (Ned Rifle). He is a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of the Republic of France and an alumnus of the American Academy in Berlin. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

[Jessie Drew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trust is my favorite Hal Hartley film so I was thrilled to find the screenplay today at my library. Reading it gave me a different POV on the meaning of the movie. There's an interview with HH at the beginning of the book that gives us his perspective, thoughts and process during writing and directing. I'd recommend for anyone who enjoys independent cinema.

[Judy Li · Rating 4 out of 5]

I literally typed out the whole screenplay of Trust because it is very interestingly designed and I just wanna understand how everything was made in that film.

[Joe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trust is my favourite screenplay of all time. It's beautiful. Simple Men is pretty good, too