Amateur (film)
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| Amateur | |
 Promotional movie poster for the film |
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| Directed by | Hal Hartley |
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| Written by | Hal Hartley |
| Starring | Isabelle Huppert Martin Donovan Elina Löwensohn |
| Release date(s) | 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.
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[edit] Title
The title is also an acronym, encompassing elements of the film
[edit] 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.
[edit] Soundtrack
| Amateur | ||
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| Soundtrack 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.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Amateur at the Internet Movie Database
- Soundtrack liner notes.
