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The Lover
The Lover
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The Lover

Original Title: L'Amant

1992
1h 55m
Drama
Romance

Status

Released

Release

1992

Runtime

1h 55m

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Storyline

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

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 55m
Jan 22, 1992
Digital Release
Feb 17, 2014
Languages
Mandarin
English
Director
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Production
Timothy Burrill Productions
Timothy Burrill Productions
Renn Productions
Renn Productions
Grai Phang Film Studio
Grai Phang Film Studio
Films A2
Films A2
Production Countries
France
United Kingdom
Vietnam

Top Cast

24 Cast Members

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

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

Tania Torrens

Tania Torrens

The Principal

Espérance Pham Thai Lan

Espérance Pham Thai Lan

Femme

Hélène Patarot

Hélène Patarot

The Assistant Mistress

Yvonne Wingerter

The Writer (beginning)

Raymonde Heudeline

The Writer (end)

Quach Van An

The Driver

Do Minh Vien

The Young Boy

Frédéric Auburtin

Frédéric Auburtin

Liner Pianist

Alido H. Gaudencio

Anne-Marie Stretters Driver

Vu Dinh Thi

Ferry Captain

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