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The Lover

Movie
1992
1h 55m
R
French
Drama, Romance
User Score: 
7
Critic Score: 
44
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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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The Lover

R
Movie
1992
1h 55m
French
Drama, Romance
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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.
Rating
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7
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The Lover (1992) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
44

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Cast

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Jane March
The Young Girl
Tony Leung Kafai
The Chinaman
Frdrique Meininger
Arnaud Giovaninetti
The Elder Brother
Melvil Poupaud
The Younger Brother
Lisa Faulkner
Helene Lagonelle
Jeanne Moreau
Xiem Mang
The Chinaman's Father
Philippe Le Dem
The French Teacher
Ann Schaufuss
Anne-Marie Stretter
Tania Torrens
The Principal
Esprance Pham Thai Lan
Hlne Patarot
The Assistant Mistress
Yvonne Wingerter
The Writer (beginning)
Raymonde Heudeline
The Writer (end)
Quach Van An
The Driver
Frdric Auburtin
Liner Pianist
Alido H Gaudencio
Anne-Marie Stretters Driver
Vu Dinh Thi
Ferry Captain
Thi Cam Thuy Nguyen
Lu Van Trang
Bus Controller
Vu Kim Trong
Young Girls Coolie
Directed By: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Written By: Jean-Jacques Annaud (Screenplay), Gérard Brach (Screenplay), + 1 more

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jarvis-13120741 says...
one year ago
An extraordinary story, but for my part I understand love, the true through their relationship and despite the age difference. The man fully respected the young woman and vice versa. This film is for me exceptional and to see once in his life.....
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mdelatonow says...
8 months ago
The Lover Also Known As "Amant, L" (French Title) 1992.
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Spiritualized Kaos says...
3 years ago
It is supposed to be based on a true event, as well as a novel.
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CinemaSerf
11 months ago
A wealthy man (Tony Leung) is travelling on a ferry when he encounters a pretty young woman (Jane March). It doesn't take long before they are having a fairly torrid affair, but things are difficult. He is older and a Chinese citizen, she a French girl in what was then French Indo-China. She is also More
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