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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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.
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Directors
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Writers
Gérard Brach, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Marguerite Duras
Cast
Jane March, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Frédérique Meininger, Arnaud Giovaninetti, Melvil Poupaud, Lisa Faulkner, Jeanne Moreau, Xiem Mang, Philippe Le Dem, Ann Schaufuss, Tania Torrens, Espérance Pham Thai Lan, Hélène Patarot, Yvonne Wingerter, Raymonde Heudeline
Production
Timothy Burrill Productions, Renn Productions, Grai Phang Film Studio, Films A2
Languages
Mandarin, English
Countries
France, United Kingdom, Vietnam
