The Lover

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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Release date

22 Jan 1992

Runtime

1 h 55 min

• TMDB 7.0

Genres

• Drama
• Romance

Director

Jean-Jacques Annaud

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Countries

• FR
• GB
• VN

Cast

Jane Marchas The Young GirlTony Leung Ka-faias The ChinamanFrédérique Meiningeras The MotherArnaud Giovaninettias The Elder BrotherMelvil Poupaudas The Younger BrotherLFLisa Faulkneras Helene LagonelleJeanne Moreauas Narrator (voice)XMXiem Mangas The Chinaman's FatherPhilippe Le Demas The French TeacherASAnn Schaufussas Anne-Marie Stretter

Writers

Gérard BrachJean-Jacques Annaud

Composer

Gabriel Yared

Cinematography

Robert Fraisse

Studios

TBTimothy Burrill ProductionsRPRenn ProductionsGPGrai Phang Film StudioFAFilms A2

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