- Amateur (film)
Infobox Film
name = Amateur
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caption = Promotional movie poster for the film
director =Hal Hartley
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writer =Hal Hartley
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starring =Isabelle Huppert
Martin Donovan Elina Löwensohn
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released = 1994
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country = USA
UK
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language = English
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imdb_id = 0109093"Amateur" is a 1994 film written and directed by
Hal Hartley starringIsabelle Huppert ,Martin Donovan andElina Löwensohn .Title
The title is also an acronym, encompassing elements of the film
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Accountancy
*Murder
*Amnesia
*Torture
* Ecstasy
*Understanding
*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.oundtrack
Infobox Album
Name = Amateur
Type = Soundtrack
Artist = Various artists
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Genre = Soundtrack
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Label =Matador Records
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Next album =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" -- PavementThe soundtrack also included original music by "Ned Rifle" (a pseudonym used by
Hal Hartley ) andJeff Taylor . It was released byMatador Records .References
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* Soundtrack liner notes.
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