Movie·1992·1h 55m
The Lover
She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love.
Country
France
Language
Mandarin
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// overview
The Story
Original title: L'Amant
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.
Written By
Gérard Brach
Producer
Claude Berri
Cinematography
Robert Fraisse
Music
Gabriel Yared
Editor
Noëlle Boisson
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
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
// crew
Crew
Gérard Brach
Screenplay
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Director, Screenplay
Claude Berri
Producer
Gabriel Yared
Original Music Composer
Robert Fraisse
Director of Photography
Noëlle Boisson
Editor
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