Amateur
“Accountancy, Murder, Amnesia, Torture, Ecstasy, Understanding, Redemption”
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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Cast
32 people
Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle
Known for
Elle
The Piano Teacher
Martin Donovan
Thomas Ludens
Known for
Lioness
Big Little Lies
Elina Löwensohn
Sofia Ludens
Known for
Let the Corpses Tan
Nadja
Damian Young
Edward, Jaque's Accountant
Known for
Ozark
House of Cards
Chuck Montgomery
Jan, Jaque's Goon
Known for
Fay Grim
Dave Simonds
Kurt, Jaque's Goon
Also in
The Refrigerator
The Book of Life
Pamela Stewart
Officer Patsy Melville
Known for
Halston
A Dog Year
Erica Gimpel
Irate Woman
Known for
God Friended Me
North and South
Jan Leslie Harding
Waitress
Known for
Henry Fool
A Dog Year
Terry Alexander
Frank, the Cook
Known for
Day of the Dead
Conspiracy Theory
Holt McCallany
Usher
Known for
MINDHUNTER
Fight Club
Hugh Palmer
Warren
Known for
Kiss of Death
Hal Hartley Director · Michael Spiller Cinematographer Steve Hamilton Editor
United States release May 19, 1995 · Produced in France, United Kingdom, United States · Production American Playhouse, La Sept Cinéma
Production
UGC
Production
American Playhouse
Production
La Sept Cinéma
Production
Zenith Entertainment
Production
True Fiction Pictures
Production
Channel Four Films
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio · Production
Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)
Production
France · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 15, 1994
Premiere · Cannes Director's Fortnight
United States · May 19, 1995
Theatrical
United States
September 29, 1994 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Belgium
October 11, 1994 · Premiere · Gent International Film Festival
Canada
September 14, 1994 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
October 19, 1994 · Theatrical
Germany
November 10, 1994 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 10, 1994 · Theatrical
Japan
December 23, 1994 · Theatrical
Spain
August 5, 1994 · Theatrical
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