The Lover
730 reviews
Drama/Romance
1h 55m
1992
A poor French teenage girl engages in an illicit affair with a wealthy Chinese heir in 1920s Saigon. For the first time in her young life she has control, and...
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A poor French teenage girl engages in an illicit affair with a wealthy Chinese heir in 1920s Saigon. For the first time in her young life she has control, and she wields it deftly over her besotted lover throughout a series of clandestine meetings and torrid encounters.
- DirectorJean-Jacques Annaud
- Release22 January 1992
- Genre
- Duration1h 55m
- Budget?
- Revenue$5,013,090
- Rate730 reviews
- Productions
Timothy Burrill Productions, Renn Productions, Grai Phang Film Studio, Films A2
Cast

Jane March
The Young Girl

Tony Leung Ka-fai
The Chinaman

Frédérique Meininger
The Mother

Arnaud Giovaninetti
The Elder Brother

Melvil Poupaud
The Younger Brother

Lisa Faulkner
Helene Lagonelle

Jeanne Moreau
Narrator

Philippe Le Dem
The French Teacher

Tania Torrens
The Principal

Espérance Pham Thai Lan
Femme

Hélène Patarot
The Assistant Mistress

Frédéric Auburtin
Liner Pianist
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