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The Lover

Name: The Lover
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1992-01-22
Duration: 1 h 55 min

1992 · 1h 55m · R · FR · France

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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Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Writers: Gérard Brach, Jean-Jacques Annaud
Release date: January 22, 1992
Runtime: 1h 55m
Original language: FR
Production countries: France, United Kingdom, Vietnam
Production companies: Timothy Burrill Productions, Renn Productions, Grai Phang Film Studio, Films A2
Certification: R
Budget: —
Revenue: $5,013,090

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Cast

Jane March

The Young Girl

Tony Leung Ka-fai

The Chinaman

Frédérique Meininger

The Mother

Arnaud Giovaninetti

The Elder Brother

Melvil Poupaud

The Younger Brother

Lisa Faulkner

Helene Lagonelle

Jeanne Moreau

Narrator (voice)

Xiem Mang

The Chinaman's Father

Philippe Le Dem

The French Teacher

Ann Schaufuss

Anne-Marie Stretter

Tania Torrens

The Principal

Espérance Pham Thai Lan

Femme

Hélène Patarot

The Assistant Mistress

Yvonne Wingerter

The Writer (beginning)

Raymonde Heudeline

The Writer (end)

Quach Van An

The Driver

Do Minh Vien

The Young Boy

Frédéric Auburtin

Liner Pianist

Alido H. Gaudencio

Anne-Marie Stretters Driver

Vu Dinh Thi

Ferry Captain

Truong Thu

Bus Driver

Thi Cam Thuy Nguyen

Bride

Lu Van Trang

Bus Controller

Vu Kim Trong

Young Girls Coolie

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