Theory of Achievement

Theory of Achievement

1991/03/07 • Released • English

Comedy
Drama
6.2
18m

Overview

This short film was packaged on video with Hartley's featurette "Surviving Desire." It affectionately examines the lives of a group of "young, middle-class, white, college-educated, unskilled, broke, drunk" Brooklynites who would love to make something of their lives -- assuming they can pay the rent first.

Director : Hal Hartley

Casts
Bob Gosse

Bob Gosse

Jessica Sager

Jeffrey Howard

Elina Löwensohn

Elina Löwensohn

Bill Sage

Bill Sage

Naledi Tshazibane

Mark Chandler Bailey

Mark Chandler Bailey

Nick Gomez

Ingrid Rudefors

Ingrid Rudefors

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