The Lover (1992)

  • R
  • 10/29/1992 (US)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 1h 55m

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.

Gérard Brach

Screenplay

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Director, Screenplay

Marguerite Duras

Novel

Cast

Jane March's headshot

Jane March

The Young Girl
Tony Leung Ka-fai's headshot

Tony Leung Ka-fai

The Chinaman
Frédérique Meininger's headshot

Frédérique Meininger

The Mother
Arnaud Giovaninetti's headshot

Arnaud Giovaninetti

The Elder Brother
Melvil Poupaud's headshot

Melvil Poupaud

The Younger Brother
Lisa Faulkner's headshot

Lisa Faulkner

Helene Lagonelle
Jeanne Moreau's headshot

Jeanne Moreau

Narrator
Xiem Mang's headshot

Xiem Mang

The Chinaman's Father

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