Amateur (film)

Amateur
Promotional poster for the film
Directed by	Hal Hartley
Written by	Hal Hartley
Starring	Isabelle Huppert Martin Donovan Elina Löwensohn Michael Gaston
Release date	1994
Country	United States United Kingdom France
Language	English

Amateur
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Genre	Soundtrack
Label	Matador Records

Amateur is a 1994 comedy crime drama film written and directed by Hal Hartley starring Isabelle Huppert, Martin Donovan and Elina Löwensohn.

The title is also an acronym, encompassing elements of the film

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.

The soundtrack features excerpts from various alternative artists:

The soundtrack also included original music by "Ned Rifle" (a pseudonym used by Hal Hartley) and Jeff Taylor. It was released by Matador Records.