1.   Despite his stylistic hallmarks, such as static camera shots and a perverse sense of humor, the filmmaker remains surprisingly hard to pin down.

2.   Hartley preferred simple compositions, sometimes with such static camera work that you could hang the scenes on a wall.

3.   His use of short scenes, long takes, static camera and highly theatrical lighting is thoroughly his own.

4.   The static camera uninterruptedly recorded their eight minutes of touching conversation.