The other day I made the point that Hal Hartley's Long Island trilogy makes me as consistently happy as about any trilogy I could image (yes, The Human Condition trilogy is the great trilogy in film history, but it's not an experience that would - or should - leave one giddy). With that in mind, I watched Hartley's Trust a couple days ago. I think this may have been the first Hal Hartley film I ever saw. It stars Adrienne Shelly (who was in The Unbelievable Truth) and Martin Donovan (a long-time Hartley collaborator), and features other Hartley regulars such as Edie Falco and Karen Sillas and John MacKay. It's classic Hartley, featuring quirky misguided malcontents, some level of crime activity, people fainting, several genuinely funny moments, and yet a deeper truth. A lovely, lovely film, and, yes, highly recommended. I'm looking forward to completing the trilogy with Simple Men (my favorite Hal Hartley film).
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