Amateur
1994 · Movie · 105 min · ★ 6.1 · 66% critics
A man wakes up injured in a city alley with no memory of who he is. Taken in by a kind former nun trying to write pornography, he begins searching for his past—only to find it tangled up with the adult business, shady figures, and escalating danger.
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Details
- Years
- 1994
- Release date
- 1994-08-05
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (106 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an offbeat crime mystery with deadpan humor, oddball characters, and a seedy-but-not-explicit edge, especially if you liked Trust; Not for you if you dislike amnesia plots or quirky, detached storytelling.
Pros: quirky humor; memorable dialogue; strong performances | Cons: uneven tone; implausible villains; slow second half
Themes
- baffled
Cast & crew
Isabelle Huppert
as Isabelle
Martin Donovan
as Thomas Ludens
Elina Löwensohn
as Sofia Ludens
Damian Young
as Edward, Jaque's Accountant
Chuck Montgomery
as Jan, Jaque's Goon
- DS
Dave Simonds
as Kurt, Jaque's Goon
Pamela Stewart
as Officer Patsy Melville
Erica Gimpel
as Irate Woman
- JH
Jan Leslie Harding
as Waitress
Terry Alexander
as Frank, the Cook
Directed by Hal Hartley