The Lover
“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.
Release Date
January 22, 1992
Runtime
1h 55m
Language
French
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The Lover
Actors
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
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Lisa Faulkner
Helene Lagonelle
Jeanne Moreau
Narrator (voice)
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Xiem Mang
The Chinaman's Father
Philippe Le Dem
The French Teacher
A
Ann Schaufuss
Anne-Marie Stretter
