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Amer (2009)
Directed by Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani
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Overview
Ana is confronted with body and desire at three key moments of her life. As a young girl, she brings her dead grandpa back to life. In her puberty, she discovers the power of decay and sexuality. Finally, she wrestles with loss and loneliness when she returns to her parental home, now derelict.
Rated NR | Length 90 minutes
Actors
Cassandra Forêt | Charlotte Eugène Guibeaud | Marie Bos | Biancamaria D'Amato | Harry Cleven | Jean-Michel Vovk | Bernard Marbaix | Thomas Bonzani | François Cognard | Delphine Brual | Jean Secq | Béatrice Butler | Charles Forzani | Benjamin Guyot | Yves Fostier | Francesco Italiano | Henriette Raimondé | Christophe da Silva | André Francol | Nicolas Léandri | Damien Gossa | Arnaud Mariani | Laurent Lafont | Frédéric Miniutti | Gordon Butler | Elia Zanzo | Cyril Dellerba | Jérôme Konté Deloste | Stéphane Peragnoli | William Boutaleb | Maxime Lefort | Reda Oualla | Florian Grolier | Jérôme Herrera | Mathieu Ambid | Juan Cristobal Fontes Salinas | Daniel Bruylandt | Sylvain Giraud | Stéphane Collige | Georgy Volkaerts | Guillaume Renoir | Colin Lévêque | Joël Godfroid
Viewing History (seen 3 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/11/2023 | Computer | Broadcast | Other | 8 stars |
| 10/10/2022 | TV | Blu-ray | Owned | 8 stars |
| 10/05/2013 | TV | DVD | Library | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7.67 stars |
Viewing Notes
So yeah this is kinda great. Not exceptional but terrific camera work and angles for a neo-giallo look and feel. Nice score as well. Wish I had seen this before The Strange Colour of Your Body’s Tears because hard not to compare the two and this one lays the foundation but isn’t at the height of Strange Colour.
Also watched all 5 short films that Cattet/Forzani made leading up to AMER. All were good and worth viewing. Interesting to see their process and progression as they get more skilled. I’m debating on buying the Blu mostly in hopes of a better, crisper transfer.
10 years ago
Really looking forward to seeing this. I might buy the Blu sight unseen just because I love Colour so much. I think all five of their shorts are in TMDb as well if you want to log them.
10 years ago
Yes, you definitely need to see this movie. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed if you blind buy the Blu. I know Deep Discount had all the Olive titles on sale this past week otherwise they are pretty pricey.
I noticed the short films were listed but I’m trying to avoid listing short films this year to have a better handle on just the feature films I’ve seen (I don’t count shorts in my overall tally). I think I’ve only added one this year which is easier to remember.
10 years ago
Yeah, I figured as much on the shorts, just thought I’d mention it just in case!