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  • Drama
  • Romance

The Lover

7.0(741)
1h 55m
1992-01-22
FR

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.

Trailer

Cast

Jane March image
The Young GirlJane March
Tony Leung Ka-fai image
The ChinamanTony Leung Ka-fai
Frédérique Meininger image
The MotherFrédérique Meininger
Arnaud Giovaninetti image
The Elder BrotherArnaud Giovaninetti
Melvil Poupaud image
The Younger BrotherMelvil Poupaud
Lisa Faulkner image
Helene LagonelleLisa Faulkner
Jeanne Moreau image
Narrator (voice)Jeanne Moreau
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The Chinaman's FatherXiem Mang
Philippe Le Dem image
The French TeacherPhilippe Le Dem
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Anne-Marie StretterAnn Schaufuss
Tania Torrens image
The PrincipalTania Torrens
Espérance Pham Thai Lan image
FemmeEspérance Pham Thai Lan
Hélène Patarot image
The Assistant MistressHélène Patarot
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The Writer (beginning)Yvonne Wingerter
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The Writer (end)Raymonde Heudeline
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The DriverQuach Van An
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The Young BoyDo Minh Vien
Frédéric Auburtin image
Liner PianistFrédéric Auburtin
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Anne-Marie Stretters DriverAlido H. Gaudencio
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Ferry CaptainVu Dinh Thi

Details

Status
Released
Revenue
$5,013,090
Production Companies
Timothy Burrill Productions, Renn Productions, Grai Phang Film Studio, Films A2
Tagline
"She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love."