16.3TiMER
2009·Fantasy
Movie
The Lover
L'Amant
1992•1h 55m•7.0/10
- Drama
- Romance
“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.
Top Cast
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
Lisa Faulkner
Helene Lagonelle
Jeanne Moreau
Narrator (voice)
Xiem Mang
The Chinaman's Father
Details
- Director
- Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
- $5,013,090
- Country
- France, United Kingdom, Vietnam
- Language
- Mandarin, English
- Status
- Released
Where to Watch
Streaming availability in the US.
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