The Lover

She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love.

7.019921h 55m

Released

Drama

Romance

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date1992-01-22

Runtime1h 55m

Languages普通话English

CountriesFranceUnited KingdomVietnam

Revenue$5,013,090

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Cast & Crew

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

Lisa Faulkner

as Helene Lagonelle

Jeanne Moreau

as Narrator (voice)

Xiem Mang

as The Chinaman's Father

Philippe Le Dem

as The French Teacher

Ann Schaufuss

as Anne-Marie Stretter

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Jan 5, 2024

6/10

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 a bit of a gold-digger and quite aware that if sh…

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