Amateur (film)

Amateur
Promotional poster for the film
Directed by	Hal Hartley
Written by	Hal Hartley
Starring	Isabelle Huppert Martin Donovan Elina Löwensohn Michael Gaston
Release dates	1994
Country	United States United Kingdom France
Language	English

Amateur is a 1994 film written and directed by Hal Hartley starring Isabelle Huppert, Martin Donovan and Elina Löwensohn.

Title

The title is also an acronym, encompassing elements of the film

• Accountancy
• Murder
• Amnesia
• Torture
• Ecstasy
• Understanding
• Redemption

Plot

Donovan plays Thomas, an amnesiac trying to put his life back together, who meets an ex-nun (Huppert) writing pornographic stories. The scenes of overt violence were new territory for Hartley, but the film was still in his usual deadpan and dialogue-driven style.

Cast

• Isabelle Huppert - Isabelle
• Martin Donovan - Thomas Ludens
• Elina Löwensohn - Sofia Ludens
• Michael Gaston - Sharpshooter
• Damian Young - Edward, Jaque's Accountant
• Chuck Montgomery - Jan, Jaque's Goon

Soundtrack

Amateur
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Genre	Soundtrack
Label	Matador Records

The soundtrack features excerpts from various alternative artists:

• Mind Full of Worry -- The Aquanettas
• Only Shallow -- My Bloody Valentine
• Water -- PJ Harvey
• Japanese to English -- Red House Painters
• Shaker -- Yo La Tengo
• Tom Boy -- Bettie Serveert
• Girls! Girls! Girls -- Liz Phair
• Then Comes Dudley -- The Jesus Lizard
• Here -- Pavement

The soundtrack also included original music by "Ned Rifle" (a pseudonym used by Hal Hartley) and Jeff Taylor. It was released by Matador Records.

See also

• Isabelle Huppert filmography

External links

• Amateur at IMDb