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The Lover

Original title: L'Amant

She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love.

  • Movie
  • 1992
  • R
  • 1h 55m

Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud

7.0

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7.0 out of 10 from 792 votes

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Overview

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.

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Cast and crew

  • Jane March

    Jane MarchThe Young Girl

  • Tony Leung Ka-fai

    Tony Leung Ka-faiThe Chinaman

  • Frédérique Meininger

    Frédérique MeiningerThe Mother

  • Arnaud Giovaninetti

    Arnaud GiovaninettiThe Elder Brother

  • Melvil Poupaud

    Melvil PoupaudThe Younger Brother

  • Lisa FaulknerHelene Lagonelle

  • Jeanne Moreau

    Jeanne MoreauNarrator (voice)

  • Xiem MangThe Chinaman's Father

  • Philippe Le Dem

    Philippe Le DemThe French Teacher

  • Ann SchaufussAnne-Marie Stretter

  • Tania Torrens

    Tania TorrensThe Principal

  • Espérance Pham Thai Lan

    Espérance Pham Thai LanFemme

  • Hélène Patarot

    Hélène PatarotThe Assistant Mistress

  • Yvonne WingerterThe Writer (beginning)

  • Raymonde HeudelineThe Writer (end)

  • Quach Van AnThe Driver

  • Do Minh VienThe Young Boy

  • Frédéric Auburtin

    Frédéric AuburtinLiner Pianist

Director
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Writer
Gérard Brach, Jean-Jacques Annaud and Marguerite Duras
Music
Gabriel Yared
Cinematography
Robert Fraisse