Hal

About the movie

Hal Ashby's obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar®-winning classics, including Harold and Maude, Shampoo and Being There. But as contemporaries Coppola, Scorsese and Spielberg rose to blockbuster stardom in the 1980s, Ashby's uncompromising nature played out as a cautionary tale of art versus commerce.
Hal is a long-overdue feature length documentary film celebrating the life and work of director Hal Ashby, set against a backdrop of a rapidly changing America, and an even more dramatic shift in filmmaking. While Ashby was once the toast of "New Hollywood" his rise and fall became an archetypal story of art versus industry.
“A vivid portrait of artistic integrity and complete commitment to the art of filmmaking.” – Nonfics
“A most welcome reassessment of one of the most important figures in 1970s Hollywood.” – The Hollywood Reporter
“Truly amazing” – We Live Entertainment

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