Ned Rifle

Ned Rifle (2015)

Hal Hartley completa la trilogía que inició diecisiete años atrás con Henry Fool. Hace ocho, cerraba el segundo capítulo con Fay Grim (Parker Posey), purgando pena por los presuntos actos terroristas del siempre complicado Henry. Y esta es la travesía de Ned, hijo de Henry y Fay, criado por el reverendo Gardner bajo el programa de protección de testigos, y quien, al cumplir 18, ha decidido que es hora de salir en busca del hombre que arruinó las vidas del resto de su familia: su propio padre.

Fecha de estreno
2015-04-01
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (58)
Duración
1 h 25 min
Géneros
Drama
Director
Hal Hartley
Colección
Henry Fool - Colección

Reparto

Curiosidades

Ned Rifle is a 2014 American drama film written and directed by Hal Hartley. It is the third and final film in a trilogy following characters introduced in Hartley's 1997 film Henry Fool and 2006 sequel Fay Grim. 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.

Production

Like Henry Fool (1997) and Fay Grim (2006), Ned Rifle was directed, written, co-produced and composed by Hal Hartley. While promoting Fay Grim in 2007, Hartley mentioned the possibility for a third film, hinting that Aiken's character Ned would be the story's focus. Hartley started writing Ned Rifle around 2012, and finished the script in two weeks.

The storyline is done on a smaller scale compared to Fay Grim, more in line with Henry Fool. This was done in part because of a small budget, and also because Hartley did not want to make another big-production project. He wanted the storyline to be simpler and more linear than Fay Grim.

In May 2013, Fortissimo Films acquired the global sales rights for the film at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. On November 6, 2013, Hartley launched a fundraising campaign to produce the film through Kickstarter, seeking a total of $384,000 and offering various incentives to those who donated $1 or more. The main cast, as well as some crew members, appeared in several videos promoting the campaign.

Liam Aiken, Parker Posey, James Urbaniak, and Thomas Jay Ryan reprise their roles from the first two films. In addition, Martin Donovan, Karen Sillas, Robert John Burke, and Bill Sage had worked with Hartley on his other previous films.

Casting for the character of Susan took months, with 60 to 70 women auditioning for the part, some of whom would later get other roles in the film. Gemma Arterton was reportedly attached at one point. In March 2014, it was announced that Aubrey Plaza joined the cast, playing the role of Susan. Hartley cast Plaza after seeing her prior acting performances, including Parks and Recreation.

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