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1992

The Lover

Timothy Burrill Productions

TMDB 7.0

1h 55m · 22 Jan 1992

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.

Directed byJean-Jacques Annaud

Cast

  • Jane MarchThe Young Girl
  • Tony Leung Ka-faiThe Chinaman
  • Frédérique MeiningerThe Mother
  • Arnaud GiovaninettiThe Elder Brother
  • Melvil PoupaudThe Younger Brother
  • Lisa FaulknerHelene Lagonelle
  • Jeanne MoreauNarrator (voice)
  • Xiem MangThe Chinaman's Father
  • Philippe Le DemThe French Teacher
  • Ann SchaufussAnne-Marie Stretter

Where to watch

Streaming in United States

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