7.1 Score

1994 • 1h 45min • R • Comedy, Crime, Drama

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"Accountancy, Murder, Amnesia, Torture, Ecstasy, Understanding, Redemption"

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.

IMDb 6.8

RT 79%

MC 53

Director

Hal Hartley

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Hal Hartley

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Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle

Martin Donovan

Thomas Ludens

Elina Löwensohn

Sofia Ludens

Damian Young

Edward, Jaque's Accountant

Chuck Montgomery

Jan, Jaque's Goon

Dave Simonds

Kurt, Jaque's Goon

Pamela Stewart

Officer Patsy Melville

Erica Gimpel

Irate Woman

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Martin Donovan Thomas Ludens

Elina Löwensohn Sofia Ludens

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Chuck Montgomery Jan, Jaque's Goon

Dave Simonds Kurt, Jaque's Goon

Pamela Stewart Officer Patsy Melvil...

Erica Gimpel Irate Woman

Jan Leslie Harding Waitress

Terry Alexander Frank, the Cook

Holt McCallany Usher

Hugh Palmer Warren

Michael Imperioli Doorman at Club

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