The Lover
She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love.
Overview
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.
Movie Info
Release Date: 1/22/1992
Runtime: 115 min
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Writers: Gérard Brach, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Marguerite Duras
Top 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 (voice)
Philippe Le Dem
The French Teacher
Tania Torrens
The Principal
Espérance Pham Thai Lan
Femme
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