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Released
1996 · FILM

L'amateur

Directed by
Runtime
26 min
Language
FR
RomanceShort

Synopsis

In this striking and moody short film by Belgium's Olivier Smolders, a filmmaker, filled with a sense of loss, asks a series of women to pose nude for his camera. The silent interactions contrast with a reflective internal monologue that contemplates love, loss, and the quiet power dynamics of desire and aversion, all set within an atmosphere marked by an intense erotic gloom. Filmed in a luminous black and white, the film's themes are enhanced by the stark, fascinated, and all-encompassing gaze of the camera. - Robert Avila

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Principal cast & crew: 7

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Philippe BourgueilShot by Louis Philippe Capelle

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