This is ned rifle trailer by hal hartley on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Working at crosspurposes to ned is the mysterious susan aubrey plaza, who is also searching for fool. Ned rifle serves as a satisfying conclusion to hal hartleys henry fool trilogy and one of. However, his quest is derailed by the quirky, fiercely independent susan aubrey plaza, who turns out to know more about henry than ned could possibly expect. Published on jun 1, 2015 in the closing chapter of director hal hartleys trilogy about the fractured grim family, young son ned embarks on a quest to kill his father for the enormous grief hes. I do recall the the individual who recognized this rifle said that this weapon did not exist in the era of streets of laredo. Ned rifle, the final chapter in a strange trilogy with henry fool and fay grim, is a movie about damaged people coming to terms with their damage by turning to others. The final installment of hartleys trilogy, ned rifle stands on its own as an engaging study of human nature and religious motives. Ned rifle stars liam aiken as the title character, reprising his role from the other two films, as well as aubrey plaza, parker posey, james urbaniak, and thomas jay ryan.
In this swiftly paced and expansive conclusion, henry and fays son, ned, sets out to find and kill his father for destroying his mothers life. Hal hartleys often fascinating ned rifle feels like a very conscious nod to the films that made its writerdirector famous in the late 80s and early 90s while also serving as a commentary on moving on from past successes and failures to face the future head on. Parker posey, aubrey plaza, martin donovan, liam aiken. It might not sound entertaining, yet when the writerdirector is on his game, as he is in ned rifle, the effect is bizarre black comedy that is designed to set you thinking about what his. Ned rifle is also a character in his film simple men and is the apparent author of a book called the end of the world, featured hartleys film trust. Ned rifle 2014 with parker posey, liam aiken, aubrey. Henry fool and fay grims son ned sets out to find and.
Most often nobody cares or notices, but some gun and western history fansexperts. Ned rifle 2014 ned rifle 2014 the brittany murphy story 2014. The films us debut premiered at sxsw in austin, texas on march, 2015 and was available for viewing. At its worst, ned rifle is a selfinvolved movie about selfinvolved people. But the words in my mouth, and the meditation of heart be always, be always acceptable in thy sight. The son liam aiken of henry fool and fay grim sets out to kill his father for ruining his mothers life. Theyre all whimsical and sardonic, but henry fool was epic, fay grim had a bit of an actionespionage thing going on, and this one, ned rifle, is the more streamlined redemption piecewhether anyone gets redemption is up for debate, much like everything is in all three movies. There are currently two videos available for the film, of.
Nedliam aiken, having just turned 18, has decided to leave witness protection and head out into the world, seeking to find his mysterious father, henry foolthomas jay ryan, but not without a. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. The third and final film in the henry fool trilogy. Ned rifle is the third film in the henry fool trilogy, and focuses on the title character liam aiken, the young adult son of henry and fay grim. Knight also sat down with liam aiken to look at the hartleys work from a new perspective. In the closing chapter of director hal hartleys trilogy about the fractured grim family, young son ned embarks on a quest to kill his father for the enormous grief hes caused his mom.
He is looking for his longabsent father for the sole purpose of killing him. When it clicks, though, were in a pareddown moral universe that carries unsettling echoes of our own. Ned rifle this completion of the trilogy that began with 1997s henry fool is also hal hartleys best since that film. Entitled ned rifle, this third film in the grim family tales including henry fool and fay grim tells the tale of henry and fays son, ned, as he leaves his life of devote religious worship behind to hunt down and kill the father he believes led his mother into the life that would ultimately land her in prison. Trailer for ned rifle american indie icon hal hartley completes the trilogy he began with henry fool and fay grim with this delightfully offbeat tale about henry and fays teenage son ned, who emerges from a witness protection program with a single. The film premiered on september 7, 2014 at the 2014 toronto international film festival. But his aims are frustrated by the troublesome susan, whose connection to henry predates even his arrival in the lives of the grim family. Iff prague febiofest 2015, ned rifle, made in usa, reziedir hal hartley. The thrilling conclusion to a story it took 20 years to tellhenry fool. But there are numerous pleasures for the initiated, from ryan. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. But a winsome graduate student interferes with neds plan. Hartley alumni like robert john burke, martin donovan, bill sage, and karen sillas make appearances, and even the film s title is a jokey reference to the pseudonym hartley has long used when composing his scores. Ned rifle is an intellectually stimulating and compassionate satire, the third and final chapter of hal hartleys tragicomic epic which began with henry fool 1998 and continued with fay grim 2007.
The projected completion dates for the initial applications submitted this quarter fall between. The film follows the title character, played by liam aiken, who is on a mission to find his father henry thomas jay ryan and kill. I would not be surprised as we find this quite often in westerns and other movies where technology from the future is imported to the past. Financial analysis of ned rifle 2015 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. In this conclusion to the trilogy that began with henry fool and fay grim, ned, the son of henry thomas jay ryan and fay parker posey, is now 18 and was recently released from a witness. Honorary degree the ned rifle super wise teenager scholarship prize. Check out ned rifle by hal hartley on amazon music. You will receive the actual degree which will be a prop in the film as well. Ned rifle 2014 hal hartley synopsis, characteristics.
In this swiftly paced and expansive conclusion, henry and fays son ned sets. In november 2014, staff writer for the independent, dana knight spoke with directorwriter hal hartley. The film was released in select theaters and on demand beginning on april 1, 2015. Video archive for the film ned rifle, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2014. In the closing chapter of director hal hartleys trilogy about the fractured grim family, young son ned liam aiken embarks on a quest to kill his father watch ned rifle online vimeo on demand on vimeo. It is the work most reminiscent of his quirky, clever character studies like the unbelievable truth, trust. Aubrey plaza is capable of anything in clip for hal hartleys ned rifle. It is the third and final film in a trilogy following. Liam aiken in ned rifle 2014 hal hartley and aubrey plaza at an event for. This must be a very special project for you since your film debut was in hal hartleys henry fool. Each film from this trilogy achieved its own thing. Henry and fays son ned sets out to find and kill his father for destroying his mothers life. Henry and fays son ned sets out to find and kill his father for destroying his mothers.
Overview of ned rifle, 2015, directed by hal hartley, with james urbaniak, robert byington, bill sage, at turner classic movies. Ned rifle is the third and final chapter of hartleys tragicomic epic, which began with henry fool 1998 and continued with fay grim 2007. Liam aiken, thomas jay ryan, james urbaniak, parker posey, aubrey plaza, martin donovan. Ned rifle is the pseudonym hal hartley uses when he writes music for his films. Ned rifle 2015 the son liam aiken of henry fool and fay grim sets out to kill his father for ruining his mothers life, but a troublesome woman aubrey plaza distracts him from his mission. Ned rifle 2014 is the third film in a trilogy from canadian director hal hartley, following henry fool 1997 and fay grim 2007. Reviewed on september 7th at the 2014 toronto international film festival special presentations programme. But his aims are frustrated by the troublesome susan, whose connection to henry predates even his arrival in the lives of the rifle family.
In ned rifle the conclusion of the trilogy that began with henry. That i, surely trusting in thy defense, may not feel the power the adversary. Consequently, anyone coming to ned rifle cold will be bewildered. Either way, love him or dismiss him, hartley still sticks out as an actual original. Each installment stands on its own merits, but ned rifle may seem too eccentric for the uninitiated. Ned rifle 2014 with parker posey, liam aiken, aubrey plaza movie mille keith. At once a saga concerning the grim family of woodside queens and how their lives are turned upside down by the arrival of the selfproclaimed genius, henry fool, the trilogy is also an. Ned rifle 2014 the third film in the henry fool trilogy. It gives one hope that closing the door on these characters will invigorate hartley to consistently make great films again. And just as the film heads into limited release, the directors works which include. Ned rifle is a 2014 american drama film written and directed by hal hartley.
Find ned rifle movies, filmography, bio, co stars, photos, news and tweets. Lead character ned rifle leaves his adoptive religious household when he turns 18 to kill his father in pursuit of his mothers revenge the subjects of the two previous films in the trilogy, henry fool and fay grim. The classic crime film plays at the northwest film center. The websites critical consensus reads, ned rifle serves as a satisfying conclusion to hal hartleys henry fool trilogy.
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