What Makes This Film Great | The Unbelievable Truth (1989)

Love and crime against a backdrop of nuclear anxiety - we take a look at the debut feature of one of US Indie cinema's more distinct directorial voices - Hal Hartley. Also the debut of the incomparable and tragically short-lived Adrienne Shelly.
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More on the film:

Roger Ebert's original 3-star review (1990): https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/th...

Scott Tobias reviews the film on its 20th birthday for the AV Club (2010): https://film.avclub.com/the-unbelieva...

A thoughtful overview of Shelly's life and career on the debut of Waitress as a stage play (2019): https://www.theguardian.com/stage/201...
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Title music: "Adventure"
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