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A weird love triangle involving an amnesiac, a porn star and a nymphomaniacal nun stands at
the center of this thrilling comedy. "Amateur" stands for "Accountancy,"
"Murder," "Amnesia," "Torture," "Ecstasy," "Understanding"
and "Redemption."--MovieFinder.com
Martin won the Fort Lauderdale Film Festival award for Best Actor.
Amateur was selected for the Director's Fortnight at Cannes and won the Silver Prize
at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
1994; 105 minutes
Directed by: Hal Hartley
Cast: Martin Donovan (Thomas), Isabelle Huppert (Isabelle), Elina Lowensohn (Sofia),
Damian Young, (Edward), Chuck Montgomery (Jan), David Simonds (Kurt), Pamela Stewart
(Officer Melville), Erica Gimpel (Irate Woman), Jan Leslie Harding (Waitress), Terence
Alexander (Frank, the Cook), Holt McCallany (Usher), Hugh Palmer (Warren), Michael
Imperioli (Doorman at Club), Angel Caban (Detective), Emmanuel Xuereb (Bartender), Lennie
Loftin (Taxi Driver), David Greenspan (George, the Pornographer), Adria Tennor (Kid reading
"The Odyssey"), Parker Posey (Girl Squatter), Dwight Ewell (Boy Squatter), Currie Graham
(Video Store Clerk), Jamie Harrold (Pizza Guy), Patricia Scanlon (Young Irate Mother),
James Michael McCauley (Policeman), Benny Nieves (Policeman), David Troup (Guard), Tim
Blake Nelson (Young Detective), Marissa Copeland (Sister at Door), Dael Oriandersmith
(Mother Superior), Michael Gaston (Sharpshooter), Paul Schulze (Cop Who Shoots Thomas)
Written by: Hal Hartley
Cinematography by: Michael Spiler
Original Music by: Hal Hartley, Jeffrey Taylor
Production Design by: Steve Rosenzweig
Costume Design by: Alexandra Welker
Film Editing by: Steve Hamilton
Produced by: Jerome Brownstein (executive), Hal Hartley, Ted Hope, Lindsay Law
(executive), Yves Marmion (executive), Scott Meek (executive)
Soundtrack
1- Mind Full of Worry - Aquanettas
2- Only Shallow - My Bloody Valentine
3- Water - PJ Harvey
4- Japanese To English - Red House Painters
5- Shaker - Yo La Tengo
6- Tom Boy - Bettie Serveert
7- Girls, Girls, Girls - Liz Phair
8- Then Comes Dudley - The Jesus Lizard
9- Here - Pavement
10- Opening
11- Cue #3a, 2, 3b
12- Cue #10
13- Cue #11
14- Cue #18c
15- Cue #15c
16- Cue 24
17- Cue #35b
18- Cue #33
19- Closing
20- Cue #4 |
