SummaryAna is confronted to Body and Desire at three key moments of her life. Her carnal search sways between reality and colored fantasies becoming more and more oppressive. A black laced hand prevents her from screaming. The wind lifts her dress and caresses her thighs. A razor blade brushes her skin, where will this chaotic and carnivorous journey le... Read More
Directed By:Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani
Written By:Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani
Amer
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72
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57% Positive
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Oct 26, 2010
100
Amer could exist only as a movie, not as a novel or a pop song. If you give it a whirl, you won't simply get drunk on its immediacy; you may throw out plot and character altogether.
Oct 26, 2010
90
The pleasures of this gorgeous, clever, and visceral film are almost exclusively aesthetic. Those unmoved or alienated by the porn of pain may be left flopping as nervelessly as one of the movie's severed limbs.
Oct 28, 2010
80
Consistently outrageous and relentlessly surreal, the Belgian film is, intentionally or not, frequently funny; it's also compelling and distinctive.
Oct 26, 2010
80
Unsettling, energizing and more than a little mystifying, Amer is the kind of movie that may leave you feeling indifferent or puzzled at the end. But damned if it doesn't return, days later, to visit - kind of like a killer in black leather gloves.
Jan 3, 2011
60
Not for everyone, but fans of Dario Argento will find plenty to like about this otherworldly study of sex and sensuality.
Oct 28, 2010
50
What does it all mean? Less than meets the eye. Amer is a voluptuous wallow in recycled psychosexual kitsch.
Oct 31, 2010
40
This tedious exercise in abstraction by Belgian filmmakers Helene Cattet and Bruno Forzani well apes the visual stylization of such filmmakers as Mario Bava and Dario Argento without bothering to provide anything equivalent in terms of theme or content.
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Sep 27, 2020
4
I had been told it was an absorbing giallo, but what I found was a film that seems to be trying too hard. It's stylish but that in no way prevents it from feeling silly
It abuses the tone and the sound, trying to immerse you in an atmosphere that neither the story nor style could achieve. And I can pass films that are not convincing, but this one felt like: ''Fake it 'til you make it'' and that doesn't work with me.
Production Company:
- Anonymes Films
- Tobina Film
- Canal+
- Département des Alpes-Maritimes
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
Release Date:Oct 29, 2010
Duration:1 h 30 m
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Awards
Montréal Festival of New Cinema
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Magritte Awards, Belgium
• 2 Nominations
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
