Amateur

Name: Amateur
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Released: May 19, 1995
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 53
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Martin Donovan

1995

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Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: May 19, 1995 | R

Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Martin Donovan

Summary: Isabelle (Huppert), an ex-nun who believes that God has an as yet unspecified mission set aside for her, keeps herself fed by writing short stories for a pornographic magazine. One day she meets Thomas (Donovan), a confused but insightful amnesiac wandering the streets of New York City. When they set out to discover Thomas' past, IsabelleIsabelle (Huppert), an ex-nun who believes that God has an as yet unspecified mission set aside for her, keeps herself fed by writing short stories for a pornographic magazine. One day she meets Thomas (Donovan), a confused but insightful amnesiac wandering the streets of New York City. When they set out to discover Thomas' past, Isabelle suspects that it's somehow linked with a desperate young porn actress, Sofia (Lowensohn). (Sony Classics)… Expand

Director: Hal Hartley

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 105 min

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Peter Travers

Amateur is Hartley heaven, a sharp-witted thriller that takes off into dark and uncharted territory. Read full review

Todd McCarthy

Just as quirky and idiosyncratic as the Gotham-based writer-director's earlier efforts, this one pushes the spiky humor a bit more to the fore while unfolding a tale loaded with offbeat oppositions and odd character detailing. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Amateur is a curious mixture of high art and delicious campiness, and the result is a funny, insightful, and almost-hypnotic motion picture. Read full review

William Arnold

Amateur, the fourth film of American independent filmmaker Hal Hartley, is by far his best - though, in the wake of "The Unbelievable Truth," "Trust" and "Simple Men," that is, admittedly, not saying much. [05 May 1995]

Walter Addiego

The particulars of the plot don't make a great deal of sense, but Hartley's films have much more to do with style, or rather a philosophical refusal to show emotional involvement. Read full review

Peter Rainer

Hartley turns what might have been a lurid pulp thriller into a freeze-dried art thing. He squeezes all the juice out of pulp. [19 May 1995]

Mick LaSalle

Amateur gives the impression of a sloppy first draft. It begins with a splash, meanders until it reaches feature length, then ends abruptly. Read full review

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