Trust (1990 film)
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| Directed by | Hal Hartley |
| Written by | Hal Hartley |
| Produced by | Bruce Weiss Hal Hartley |
| Starring | Adrienne Shelly Martin Donovan Edie Falco |
| Cinematography | Michael Spiller |
| Edited by | Nick Gomez |
| Music by | Philip Reed |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
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| Budget | £610,000[3] |
Trust is a 1990 romantic black comedy film written and directed by Hal Hartley and starring Adrienne Shelly and Martin Donovan.[4][5] Two young misfits, both in emotional shock, meet in a Long Island town and through trials develop a platonic relationship based on mutual admiration, respect and trust.
Plot[edit]
Concerns the platonic romance between two young misfits wandering the same Long Island town.
When naïve and unbookish Maria announces to her family that she has dropped out of high school because of an unplanned pregnancy, her father dies of a heart attack, her mother kicks her out of her home, and her boyfriend breaks up with her.
Lonely and with nowhere to go, Maria wanders her town in search of a place to stay. Along the way, she meets Matthew, a highly intelligent and extremely moody electronics repairman who keeps losing jobs through his inability to accept the views of employers and customers. They begin an unusual platonic romance built on their mutual admiration, respect and trust, but Matthew's father and Maria's mother both try to destroy the innocent relationship.
Cast[edit]
- Adrienne Shelly as Maria Coughlin
- Martin Donovan as Matthew Slaughter
- Merritt Nelson as Jean Coughlin
- John MacKay as Jim Slaughter
- Edie Falco as Peg Coughlin
- Karen Sillas as Nurse Paine
Release[edit]
The film premiered at the Toronto Festival of Festivals on September 9, 1990 and was released in theatres on July 26, 1991.
Reception[edit]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of 25 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7/10.[6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 67 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Trust (1991)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Trust (1990)". BBFC. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing" (PDF). British Film Institute. 2005. p. 30.
- ^ James, Caryn (July 26, 1991). "Trust (1990) Review/Film; 'Trust': Black Humor And Unlikely Lovers". The New York Times.
- ^ Kehr, Dave (2002-03-29). "At The Movies". The New York Times.
- ^ "Trust". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "Trust". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
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