The Lover

She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love.

  • Rated 7.0 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1992
  • 1h 55m
  • Drama
  • Romance

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.

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Director
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Starring
Jane March, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Frédérique Meininger, Arnaud Giovaninetti

Cast

  • Jane March

    Jane March

    The Young Girl

  • Tony Leung Ka-fai

    Tony Leung Ka-fai

    The Chinaman

  • Frédérique Meininger

    Frédérique Meininger

    The Mother

  • Arnaud Giovaninetti

    Arnaud Giovaninetti

    The Elder Brother

  • Melvil Poupaud

    Melvil Poupaud

    The Younger Brother

  • Lisa Faulkner

    Helene Lagonelle

  • Jeanne Moreau

    Jeanne Moreau

    Narrator (voice)

  • Xiem Mang

    The Chinaman's Father

  • Philippe Le Dem

    Philippe Le Dem

    The French Teacher

  • Ann Schaufuss

    Anne-Marie Stretter

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