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Amateur

Amateur

Accountancy, Murder, Amnesia, Torture, Ecstasy, Understanding, Redemption

19946.11h 45m

Overview

A man wakes up in an alley, bleeding and with no memory of who he is. He stumbles into a coffee shop and is befriended by a charitable ex-nun who is failing in her attempts to write marketable pornography.

Directed by Hal Hartley
Written by Hal Hartley
Produced by Hal Hartley, Ted Hope
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Top Cast

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle

Martin Donovan

Martin Donovan

Thomas Ludens

Elina Löwensohn

Elina Löwensohn

Sofia Ludens

Damian Young

Damian Young

Edward, Jaque's Accountant

Chuck Montgomery

Chuck Montgomery

Jan, Jaque's Goon

D

Dave Simonds

Kurt, Jaque's Goon

Pamela Stewart

Pamela Stewart

Officer Patsy Melville

Erica Gimpel

Erica Gimpel

Irate Woman

J

Jan Leslie Harding

Waitress

Terry Alexander

Terry Alexander

Frank, the Cook

Themes & Keywords

baffled

About Amateur

Amateur is a crime, comedy, drama film released in 1994 exploring themes of baffled. Directed by Hal Hartley, it stars Isabelle Huppert, Martin Donovan, Elina Löwensohn. A man wakes up in an alley, bleeding and with no memory of who he is. He stumbles into a coffee shop and is befriended by a charitable ex-nun who is failing in her attempts to write marketable pornography.

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