Trust (1990 film)

Trust
Trust
	Film poster
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
Production; companies	Film Four International; True Fiction Pictures; Zenith Entertainment;
Distributed by	Fine Line Features; Republic Pictures (United States); Palace Pictures (United Kingdom);
Release dates	9 September 1990 (TIFF); 26 July 1991 (United States);
Running time	107 minutes
Countries	United States; United Kingdom;
Budget	£610,000

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

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

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

The film premiered at the Toronto Festival of Festivals on September 9, 1990 and was released in theatres on July 26, 1991.

Reception

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

^ ^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.

External links

Trust at Halhartley.com
Trust at IMDb
Trust at AllMovie

[afi-1] "Trust (1991)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

[2] "Trust (1990)". BBFC. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

[org-3] "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.

[4] James, Caryn (July 26, 1991). "Trust (1990) Review/Film; 'Trust': Black Humor And Unlikely Lovers". The New York Times.

[5] Kehr, Dave (2002-03-29). "At The Movies". The New York Times.

[Rotten_Tomatoes-6] "Trust". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[Metacritic-7] "Trust". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

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