The Lover
movie
She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love.
Released January 22, 1992
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.
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
Lisa Faulkner
as
Helene Lagonelle
Jeanne Moreau
as
Narrator (voice)
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Xiem Mang
as
The Chinaman's Father
Philippe Le Dem
as
The French Teacher
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Ann Schaufuss
as
Anne-Marie Stretter
Tania Torrens
as
The Principal
Espérance Pham Thai Lan
as
Femme
Crew
Claude Berri
as
Producer
Jean-Jacques Annaud
as
Director
Gérard Brach
as
Screenplay
Robert Fraisse
as
Director of Photography
Jean-Jacques Annaud
as
Screenplay
Marguerite Duras
as
Novel
Gabriel Yared
as
Original Music Composer
Noëlle Boisson
as
Editor
Mat Troi Day
as
Property Buyer
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Hoang Thanh At
as
Production Design
Olivier Radot
as
Art Direction
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Jacques Tronel
as
Co-Producer