Amateur

19941994
RR
1h 45m

Isabelle Huppert, Martin Donovan, Elina Löwensohn, and Damian Young in Amateur (1994)

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Comedy Crime Drama

An amnesiac wakes up on an NYC alley. He meets Isabelle, an ex nun now erotic writer, at a diner and follows her home. She helps him find his identity. Then there's Sofia, the porn star.An amnesiac wakes up on an NYC alley. He meets Isabelle, an ex nun now erotic writer, at a diner and follows her home. She helps him find his identity. Then there's Sofia, the porn star.An amnesiac wakes up on an NYC alley. He meets Isabelle, an ex nun now erotic writer, at a diner and follows her home. She helps him find his identity. Then there's Sofia, the porn star.

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Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations

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Isabelle Huppert, Martin Donovan, Elina Löwensohn, and Damian Young in Amateur (1994)

Elina Löwensohn in Amateur (1994)

Elina Löwensohn in Amateur (1994)

Isabelle Huppert, Martin Donovan, Elina Löwensohn, and Damian Young in Amateur (1994)

Elina Löwensohn in Amateur (1994)

Elina Löwensohn in Amateur (1994)

Isabelle Huppert, Martin Donovan, Elina Löwensohn, and Damian Young in Amateur (1994)

Elina Löwensohn in Amateur (1994)

Elina Löwensohn in Amateur (1994)

Elina Löwensohn and Damian Young in Amateur (1994)

Isabelle Huppert and Martin Donovan in Amateur (1994)

Elina Löwensohn in Amateur (1994)

Simple Men

7.2

Henry Fool

7.2

Trust

7.4

The Unbelievable Truth

7.3

The Unbelievable Truth

Flirt

6.3

Fay Grim

6.2

Ned Rifle

6.2

Surviving Desire

7.3

Surviving Desire

The Book of Life

6.5

The Book of Life

The Girl from Monday

5.3

The Girl from Monday

Ponette

7.5

Meanwhile

6.7

Isabelle is an ex-nun waiting for her special mission from God. In the meantime, she is making a living writing pornography. She meets Thomas, a sweet, confused amnesiac who cannot remember that he used to be a vicious pornographer, responsible for turning his young wife, Sofia, into the world's most notorious porn queen. Sofia's on the run, convinced she's killed him. Together, Isabelle and Thomas set out to discover his past, a past waiting to catch up with him. —L.H. Wong <as9401k56@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg>

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Taglines
- Accountancy, Murder, Amnesia, Torture, Ecstasy, Understanding, Redemption
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for violence and language
Parents guide

Trivia
Isabelle Huppert got the lead role by writing to the director and begging for a part in his next film.

Goofs
All entries contain spoilers

Quotes
Thomas: How can you be a nymphomaniac and never had sex?
Isabelle: I'm choosy.

Connections
Referenced in The Waiter (1997)

Soundtracks
Mind Full of Worry
Written by Deborah Schwartz
Performed by The Aquanettas
Courtesy of Giant Records, Inc.
Used by Permission of Prize Pagoda Music, ASCAP

Top review

7/10

Likably offbeat fare.

Hal Hartley's "Amateur" is an engagingly offbeat take on the "crime thriller" genre. It is also perhaps the most quietly thoughtful handling of amnesia (not as a plot trick, but as a subject) you're ever likely to see. But be warned: Hartley's refreshingly non-mainstream, detached, minimalist style takes quite some getting used to, and the ending is needlessly downbeat. (**1/2)

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gridoon
Oct 7, 2003

Budget
- $2,300,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $757,088
Gross worldwide
- $757,088

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Runtime
1 hour 45 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby
- Dolby SR
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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