Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Cassandra ForêtYoung Ana
- Charlotte Eugène GuibeaudTeenage Ana
- Marie BosAdult Ana
- Biancamaria D'AmatoThe Mother
- Harry ClevenThe Taxi Driver
- Jean-Michel VovkThe Father
- Bernard MarbaixThe Dead Grandfather
- Thomas BonzaniNono
- François CognardThe Silhouette
- Delphine BrualGraziella
Recommendations
- 100
Time Out
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. - 90
Village Voice
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. - 80
Movieline
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. - 80
Los Angeles Times
Consistently outrageous and relentlessly surreal, the Belgian film is, intentionally or not, frequently funny; it's also compelling and distinctive. - 60
Empire
Not for everyone, but fans of Dario Argento will find plenty to like about this otherworldly study of sex and sensuality. - 50
The New York Times
What does it all mean? Less than meets the eye. Amer is a voluptuous wallow in recycled psychosexual kitsch. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
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.
