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+title = "Ned Rifle"
+lang = "en"
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+[taxonomies]
+tags = ["film", "Hal Hartley"]
+
+[extra]
+author = "harald"
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+
+{% figure(img="hal-hartley-ned-rifle-2014.jpg") %}
+_Ned Rifle_ cover image
+{% end %}
+
+[Hal Hartley] is an american independent filmmaker who has done a number of
+films. His latest film [Ned Rifle] (2014) is the third film about the
+characters and story begun with [Henry Fool] (1997). I have sadly not seen the
+second film, [Fay Grim] (2006) yet, but it does not seem like that's a
+requirement either. The films stand well on their own.
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+After Ned's mother Fay is arrested after terrorist-charges, Ned is taken care
+of by the family of a local bishop. On his 18th birthday he sets out to find
+and kill his father, whom he blames for his mothers incarseration. Armed with a
+bible, a gun, one bullet and a seemingly endless supply of money he sets out to
+accomplish his task.
+
+Along the ride comes the whimsical Susan, a 30-something, mentally unstable
+girl who seems to have centered her life around the poetry of Neds uncle, Simon
+Grim. She invites herself along, much to Neds disapproval. However, as much as
+he tries to leave her behind, she always seem to be able to catch up with him.
+
+At the same time the bishop, Fay and Simon is contemplating a way to prevent
+Ned from acheiving his goal, without going too much out of their way in their
+efforts.
+
+This is one of those films that could probably be filled with action, car
+chases, exchanges of fire in hallways and an endless plot of hide and seek
+where Ned and his father would try to outsmart eachother. However it is
+not. Instead Hartley turns down the pace, let the characters and story evolve,
+and tries to challenge how our sympathies shift throughout as the story
+unfolds. The actual finding of Henry is rather trivial, and the film is more
+about how the dynamic between Ned, Henry and Susan plays out. This is a far
+more interesting story in my eyes.
+
+Contrasted to a film industry that more or less just remakes a small set of
+movies again and again, Hartley and other independent filmmakers presents a
+fresh breath, and dares to make films that will both surprise and challenge.
+
+The film is available on [Vimeo on Demand], along with some of his [other
+films]. Enjoy!
+
+[Hal Hartley]: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001325/
+[Ned Rifle]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2925768
+[Henry Fool]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122529/
+[Fay Grim]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0444628/
+[Vimeo On Demand]: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/nedrifle
+[other films]: https://vimeo.com/possiblefilms/vod_pages
+