Surviving desire / True Fiction Pictures in association with American Playhouse ; producer, Ted Hope ; written & directed by Hal Hartley.

A look at the relationship between a misanthropic college professor and a student in one of his English literature classes. The two shorts are Theory of achievement which follows the lives of a group of Brooklynites who would love to make something of their lives, and Ambition, about a day in the li...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: True Fiction Pictures
Good Machine (Firm)
Yo Productions Limited #2
American Playhouse Theatrical Films
Possible Films, Inc
Other Authors: Hartley, Hal, 1959- (Screenwriter, Director, Producer)
Hope, Ted (Producer)
Schamus, James, 1959- (Producer)
Donovan, Martin, 1957- (Actor)
Ward, Mary B. (Actor)
Gosse, Bob (Actor)
Sage, William, 1962- (Actor)
Löwensohn, Elina (Actor)
Feaster, George (Actor)
Language:English
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : San Francisco, CA : Possible Films ; Distributed exclusively by Microcinema International, [2010], ©2010.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Teacher-student relationships > Drama.
Generation X > Conduct of life > Drama.
Feature films.
Independent films.
Short films.
Drama.
Generation X > Conduct of life.
Teacher-student relationships.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Independent films.
Short films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Hal Hartley's Surviving desire.
Format: Video DVD

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