The Lover
1992 · Movie · R · 115 min · ★ 7.0
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.
Based on The Lover
Also known as The Lover L'amant
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Details
- Years
- 1992
- Release date
- 1992-01-22
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (759 votes)
- Budget
- $30,000,000
Themes
- lolita
- virgin
- vietnam
- based on novel or book
- age difference
- arranged marriage
- lover
- affectation
- saigon
- indochina
- loss of virginity
- love
- +14 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1993 · nominated
Cast & crew
Jane March
as The Young Girl
Tony Leung Ka-fai
as The Chinaman
Frédérique Meininger
as The Mother
Arnaud Giovaninetti
as The Elder Brother
Melvil Poupaud
as The Younger Brother
- LF
Lisa Faulkner
as Helene Lagonelle
Jeanne Moreau
as Narrator (voice)
- XM
Xiem Mang
as The Chinaman's Father
Philippe Le Dem
as The French Teacher
- AS
Ann Schaufuss
as Anne-Marie Stretter
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud