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Early Hartley Honors Director's 'Where to Land'

To celebrate the local premiere of "Where to Land" by Hal Hartley, The Brattle Theatre presents three of the director's most celebrated works.

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Hal Hartley was a key figure in the indie film boom of the late '80s and '90s, with his arch, deadpan comedies being essential texts of Gen X cool.

These films, known as the "Long Island Trilogy," will screen in a triple feature.

Though perhaps less well known today than such contemporaries as Richard Linklater or Steven Soderbergh, Hartley was just as important a figure in the indie film boom of the late '80s and '90s.

Author's summary: Hal Hartley's films are celebrated at The Brattle Theatre.

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