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Amateur
Amateur

Amateur

Accountancy, Murder, Amnesia, Torture, Ecstasy, Understanding, Redemption

Genres

CrimeComedyDramaThriller

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

6.229/10

Release Date

05 August 1994

Country

France

Cast

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle

Martin Donovan

Martin Donovan

Thomas Ludens

Elina Löwensohn

Elina Löwensohn

Sofia Ludens

Damian Young

Damian Young

Edward, Jaque's Accountant

Chuck Montgomery

Chuck Montgomery

Jan, Jaque's Goon

Dave Simonds

Dave Simonds

Kurt, Jaque's Goon

Pamela Stewart

Pamela Stewart

Officer Patsy Melville

Erica Gimpel

Erica Gimpel

Irate Woman

Jan Leslie Harding

Jan Leslie Harding

Waitress

Terry Alexander

Terry Alexander

Frank, the Cook

Holt McCallany

Holt McCallany

Usher

Hugh Palmer

Hugh Palmer

Warren

Michael Imperioli

Michael Imperioli

Doorman at Club

Angel Caban

Angel Caban

Detective

Emmanuel Xuereb

Emmanuel Xuereb

Bartender

Lennie Loftin

Lennie Loftin

Taxi Driver

David Greenspan

David Greenspan

George , the Pornographer

Adria Tennor

Adria Tennor

Kid reading 'The Odyssey'

Parker Posey

Parker Posey

Girl Squatter

Dwight Ewell

Dwight Ewell

Boy Squatter

Currie Graham

Currie Graham

Video Store Clerk

Jamie Harrold

Jamie Harrold

Pizza Guy

Patricia Scanlon

Patricia Scanlon

Young Irate Mother

James McCauley

James McCauley

Policeman

Benny Nieves

Benny Nieves

Policeman

David Troup

David Troup

Guard

Tim Blake Nelson

Tim Blake Nelson

Young Detective

Marissa Copeland

Marissa Copeland

Sister at Door

Dael Orlandersmith

Dael Orlandersmith

Mother Superior

Michael Gaston

Michael Gaston

Sharpshooter

Paul Schulze

Paul Schulze

Cop Who Shoots Thomas

Anna Thomson

Anna Thomson

Irate Woman's Friend (uncredited)

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