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Synopsis
Hal Hartley's fourth feature is a significant break from the quirky romantic comedy territory of his previous work -- though all of the deadpan idiosyncracies which make him such a singular filmmaker remain intact, here he tries his hand at the thriller genre, a move yielding typically unconventional and innovative results. Amateur stars Hartley mainstay Martin Donovan as Thomas, an amnesiac who, in the first scenes, wakes up in an alley, badly injured; he stumbles to a nearby coffeeshop where he meets Isabelle (Isabelle Huppert), a former nun and would-be nymphomaniac who now makes her living writing pornographic fiction. She takes him back to her apartment, where in time his past slowly begins to emerge -- a sharp contrast to the sweet, even naive soul that Huppert has befriended, it appears that the old Thomas was in fact a vicious pornographer whose attempted murder was at the hands of his wife, adult film star wife Sofia (Elina Lowensohn). Thomas is also the target of a nefarious European arms merchant whose hired guns are hot on his trail. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide


Production Crew

Ginger Tougas Art Director
Billy Hopkins Casting
Suzanne Smith Casting
Michael Spiller Cinematographer
Jeffrey M. Taylor Composer (Music Score)
Ned Rifle Composer (Music Score)
Alexandra Welker Costume Designer
Hal Hartley Director
Steve Hamilton Editor
Jerome Brownstein Executive Producer
Lidsay Law Executive Producer
Scott Meek Executive Producer
Yves Marmion Executive Producer
Greg Jacobs First Assistant Director
Judy Chin Makeup
Hal Hartley Producer
Ted Hope Producer
Steve Rosenzweig Production Designer
Christopher Goode Production Manager
Hal Hartley Screenwriter
Amy Tapper Set Designer
Jennifer Baime Set Designer
Jeff Pullman Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1995
Runtime: 105
Country: France
MPAA Rating: R
for violence and language
Category: Feature


Sound
Dolby

Produced by
American Playhouse Theatrical Films
Channel 4
La Sept Cinema
True Fiction Pictures
Union Generale Cinematographique
Zenith