The Lover (1992)

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The Lover on IMDb 6.9/10 16,521 votes

Released:
1992-01-22

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.

Director:
Jean-Jacques Annaud

Runtime:
1h 55min

Genre:
Drama, Romance

  • Cast:
  • Jane March
    as
    The Young Girl
  • Tony Leung Ka-fai
    as
    The Chinaman
  • Frédérique Meininger
    as
    The Mother
  • Arnaud Giovaninetti
    as
    The Elder Brother
  • Melvil Poupaud
    as
    The Younger Brother