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
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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