The Lover

Synopsis

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.

Details

Director

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Release

January 22, 1992

Status

Released

Country

France, United Kingdom, Vietnam

Network

Timothy Burrill Productions

Runtime

1h 55m

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Where to watch

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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)
• Xiem Mang

  The Chinaman's Father
• 
  Philippe Le Dem

  The French Teacher
• Ann Schaufuss

  Anne-Marie Stretter
• 
  Tania Torrens

  The Principal
• 
  Espérance Pham Thai Lan

  Femme

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