The Lover (1992)
She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love.
1992 · R · 1h 55m · Drama, Romance
Genres: Drama, Romance
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.
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Writers: Gérard Brach, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Marguerite Duras
Music by: Gabriel Yared
Cinematography: Robert Fraisse
Editor: Noëlle Boisson
Box office: $5M · Rated 7/10 by 771 viewers
Cast
Jane March as The Young GirlTony Leung Ka-fai as The ChinamanFrédérique Meininger as The MotherArnaud Giovaninetti as The Elder BrotherMelvil Poupaud as The Younger BrotherLisa Faulkner as Helene LagonelleJeanne Moreau as Narrator (voice)Xiem Mang as The Chinaman's FatherPhilippe Le Dem as The French TeacherAnn Schaufuss as Anne-Marie StretterTania Torrens as The PrincipalEspérance Pham Thai Lan as FemmeMore like this
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