Rent The Unbelievable Truth (1989)
3.6 of 5 from 105 ratings
1h 30min
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- Synopsis:
- When a beautiful, college-bound girl, disturbingly preoccupied with the threat of nuclear destruction, falls in love with a handsome ex-con who is rumoured to have murdered the father of his high school sweetheart many years ago, the pair embark on a tempestuous affair.
- Actors:
- Adrienne Shelly, Robert John Burke, Chris Cooke, Julia McNeal, Katherine Mayfield, Gary Sauer, Mark Chandler Bailey, David Healy, Matt Malloy, Edie Falco, Jeff Howard, Kelly Reichardt, Ross Turner, Paul Schulze, Mike Brady
- Directors:
- Hal Hartley
- Producers:
- Bruce Weiss, Hal Hartley
- Writers:
- Hal Hartley
- Aka:
- Verdacht auf Liebe
- Studio:
- Cest La Vie
- Genres:
- Comedy, Romance
- Collections:
- The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Kelly Reichardt
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 27/05/2013
- Run Time:
- 90 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- 'Years Later (The Unbelievable Truth and its consequences)': A companion piece featuring interviews with Hal Hartley and the cast
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Reviews (3) of The Unbelievable Truth
Funny,deadpan, brilliant - The Unbelievable Truth review by CP Customer
I accidently caught a Hal Hartley film a few years ago and I now own quite a few on DVD. The films are absolutely great. Paced quite slowly with humour you are not always sure is intended! He is a genius. This was one of the first films that got him a level of recognition. Do yourself a favour and just watch this one. If it is on your wave length you will love his work forever.
2 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
I am a Hal Hartley fan - The Unbelievable Truth review by CW
This is early Hal Hartley. Very simple story but you can tell that director had potential. All the actors seemed as though they had fun making the movie. Interesting interview with him on special features. I got The Unbelievable Truth because I thought a later movie of hisThe Book of Life, was astonishing. I like that his movies just sort of drift off without happily ever after or ending with everything tied up.
1 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
The Unbelievable Shelly - The Unbelievable Truth review by griggs
How do you write about The Unbelievable Truth without mentioning Adrienne Shelly? You don’t. In her film debut she practically vibrates off the screen — fidgeting, provoking, treating the end of the world like a personal inconvenience. She needs all of that energy to hold her own against Robert Burke, who plays Josh like a man trying to disappear into his own silence.
This is Hartley’s debut, the first of the Long Island trilogy, and for me the sharpest. It has the same deadpan swagger and stop-start rhythms as Trust, but here they feel properly in sync. Where Trust kept me at arm’s length, The Unbelievable Truth peels back the small-town gossip and quiet hypocrisy to uncover something genuinely beguiling.
Shelly is the reason it works. Nobody else could make that mix of nerves, wit and volatility feel so effortless.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.