''Flirt'' is a 1995 drama film written and directed by Hal Hartley and produced by Good Machine.

Introduction

The story takes place in New York, Berlin and Tokyo, with each segment using the same dialogue. In

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

, Bill struggles to decide whether he has a future with Emily, while attempting to restrain Walter, the angry husband of a woman he thinks he might be in love with. In

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitu ...

, Dwight has a similar experience with his lover, while the events that befall Miho in Tokyo take a more dramatic turn.

Cast

Martin Donovan Martin Donovan (born Martin Paul Smith; August 19, 1957) is an American actor. He has had a long collaboration with director Hal Hartley, appearing in many of his films, such as ''Trust'' (1990), ''Surviving Desire'' (1991), ''Simple Men'' (1992) ...

as Walter * Dwight Ewell as Dwight *

Geno Lechner Geno may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Geno (given name), including a list of people with the name * Marián Geňo (born 1984), Czech footballer *Evgeni Malkin (born 1986), Russian ice hockey player nicknamed Geno Art and entertainment * "Geno" ...

as Greta *

Parker Posey Parker Christian Posey (born November 8, 1968) is an American actress and musician. Posey is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award nomination, a Satellite Award nomination and two Independent Spirit Award nominations. Posey made her film debu ...

as Emily *

Bill Sage William Sage III (born April 3, 1962) is an American actor and alumnus of State University of New York at Purchase. He is known for his collaborations with director Hal Hartley. Sage has appeared in more than 80 movies, most notable ''American Ps ...

as Bill *

Miho Nikaido is a feminine Japanese given name and a masculine Croatian name. It can have many different meanings in Japanese depending on the kanji used. Possible Japanese writings Miho can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *実穂, ...

as Miho * Hal Hartley as Hal * Toshizo Fujiwara as Ozu *

Peter Fitz Peter Fitz (8 August 1931 – 10 January 2013) was a German stage and film actor. Biography Fitz completed an apprenticeship at the drama school of the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg in the 1950s. In the 1960s, engagements at the Schau ...

as The Doctor * Chikako Hara as Yuki * Liana Pai as Woman at Phone Booth * Harold Perrineau, Jr. as Man #1 *

Maria Schrader Maria Schrader (born 27 September 1965) is a German actress, screenwriter, and director. She directed the award-winning 2007 film ''Love Life'' and the 2020 Netflix miniseries '' Unorthodox'', for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for O ...

as Girl In Phone Booth * José Zúñiga as Driver *

Hannah Sullivan Hannah Sullivan (born 3 January 1979) is a British academic and poet. She is the author of ''The Work of Revision'' ( Harvard University Press, 2013), which won the Rose Mary Crawshay Prize and the University English Book Prize, as well as the ...

as Margaret *

Michael Imperioli Michael Imperioli (born March 26, 1966) is an American actor, writer, and musician. He is best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti in the HBO crime drama ''The Sopranos'' (1999–2007), which earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Ou ...

as Concerned Bar Patron

References

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* * 1995 films 1995 drama films American drama films Films directed by Hal Hartley Films set in Berlin Films set in Japan Films shot in New York (state) Films shot in Tokyo 1990s German-language films American independent films 1990s Japanese-language films American avant-garde and experimental films German avant-garde and experimental films German independent films Japanese avant-garde and experimental films Japanese independent films 1990s avant-garde and experimental films 1995 independent films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films 1990s Japanese films 1990s German films {{1990s-Japan-film-stub