Country
France
Date
May 15, 1994
Note
Cannes Director's Fortnight
Accountancy, Murder, Amnesia, Torture, Ecstasy, Understanding, Redemption
1h 45min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Erica Gimpel | Irate Woman |
| Jan Leslie Harding | Waitress |
| Terry Alexander | Frank, the Cook |
| Holt McCallany | Usher |
| Hugh Palmer | Warren |
| Michael Imperioli | Doorman at Club |
| Angel Caban | Detective |
| Emmanuel Xuereb | Bartender |
| Lennie Loftin | Taxi Driver |
| David Greenspan | George , the Pornographer |
| Adria Tennor | Kid reading 'The Odyssey' |
| Parker Posey | Girl Squatter |
| King Mustafa Obafemi | Boy Squatter |
| Currie Graham | Video Store Clerk |
| Jamie Harrold | Pizza Guy |
| Patricia Scanlon | Young Irate Mother |
| James McCauley | Policeman |
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| Benny Nieves | Policeman |
| David Troup | Guard |
| Tim Blake Nelson | Young Detective |
| Marissa Copeland | Sister at Door |
| Dael Orlandersmith | Mother Superior |
| Michael Gaston | Sharpshooter |
| Paul Schulze | Cop Who Shoots Thomas |
| Anna Thomson | Irate Woman's Friend (uncredited) |
Genres
CrimeComedyDrama
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Amateur |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | France, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | UGC, American Playhouse, La Sept Cinéma, Channel Four Films, Zenith Entertainment, True Fiction Pictures |
| Data di uscita | 5 agosto 1994 |
| Exec. Producer | Scott Meek, Jerome Brownstein, Yves Marmion, Lindsay Law |
| Producer | Ted Hope, Hal Hartley |
| Writer | Hal Hartley |
| Casting | Billy Hopkins, Suzanne Smith Crowley |
| Editors | Steve Hamilton, Susan Littenberg, Alex Albanese |
| Cinematography | Michael Spiller, Richard Ludwig, Storn Peterson, Bart Blaise, Danya Reich, Paul Candrilli, Paul Nickason, Leonard Freed, Eric M. Klein |
| Asst. Directors | Gregory Jacobs, Allen Kupetsky, Robert C. Albertell, Hal Hartley |
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Release dates
Premiere
Country
Canada
Date
Sep 14, 1994
Note
Toronto International Film Festival
Country
United States
Date
Sep 29, 1994
Note
New York Film Festival
Country
Belgium
Date
Oct 11, 1994
Note
Gent International Film Festival
Theatrical release
Country
Spain
Date
Aug 05, 1994
Country
France
Date
Oct 19, 1994
Country
Germany
Date
Nov 10, 1994
Country
Hungary
Date
Nov 10, 1994
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Country
Japan
Date
Dec 23, 1994
Country
United States
Date
May 19, 1995
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