The Lover
“She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love.”
1992•R•1h 55m•7.0•Released
DramaRomance
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.
Director
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Writer
Gérard Brach, Jean-Jacques Annaud
Revenue
$5M
Languages
Mandarin, English
Studio
Timothy Burrill Productions
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
Philippe Le Dem
The French Teacher
Ann Schaufuss
Anne-Marie Stretter
Tania Torrens
The Principal
Espérance Pham Thai Lan
Femme
Hélène Patarot
The Assistant Mistress
Yvonne Wingerter
The Writer (beginning)
Raymonde Heudeline
The Writer (end)
Production
Company
Timothy Burrill Productions
Company
Renn Productions
Company
Grai Phang Film Studio
Company
Films A2
Producer
Claude Berri
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