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Amateur

1994-08-05 · 105 min · ★ 6.2

Crime · Comedy · Drama

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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Directors
Hal Hartley
Production companies
UGC, American Playhouse, La Sept Cinéma, Zenith Entertainment, True Fiction Pictures, Channel Four Films
Countries
France, United Kingdom, United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Isabelle HuppertIsabelle HuppertIsabelle
Martin DonovanMartin DonovanThomas Ludens
Elina LöwensohnElina LöwensohnSofia Ludens
Damian YoungDamian YoungEdward, Jaque's Accountant
Chuck MontgomeryChuck MontgomeryJan, Jaque's Goon
Dave SimondsKurt, Jaque's Goon
Pamela StewartPamela StewartOfficer Patsy Melville
Erica GimpelErica GimpelIrate Woman
Jan Leslie HardingJan Leslie HardingWaitress
Terry AlexanderTerry AlexanderFrank, the Cook
Holt McCallanyHolt McCallanyUsher
Hugh PalmerWarren
Michael ImperioliMichael ImperioliDoorman at Club
Angel CabanAngel CabanDetective
Emmanuel XuerebEmmanuel XuerebBartender
Lennie LoftinLennie LoftinTaxi Driver
David GreenspanGeorge , the Pornographer
Adria TennorAdria TennorKid reading 'The Odyssey'
Parker PoseyParker PoseyGirl Squatter
King Mustafa ObafemiKing Mustafa ObafemiBoy Squatter

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