The Lover

The Lover

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

1992 fr 115 minutes

Rating: 7.017

Plot

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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Cast

Jane March

Jane March

The Young Girl

Tony Leung Ka-fai

Tony Leung Ka-fai

The Chinaman

Frédérique Meininger

Frédérique Meininger

The Mother

Arnaud Giovaninetti

Arnaud Giovaninetti

The Elder Brother

Melvil Poupaud

Melvil Poupaud

The Younger Brother

Lisa Faulkner

Lisa Faulkner

Helene Lagonelle

Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

Narrator

Xiem Mang

Xiem Mang

The Chinaman's Father

Philippe Le Dem

Philippe Le Dem

The French Teacher

Ann Schaufuss

Ann Schaufuss

Anne-Marie Stretter

Tania Torrens

Tania Torrens

The Principal

Espérance Pham Thai Lan

Espérance Pham Thai Lan

Femme

Hélène Patarot

Hélène Patarot

The Assistant Mistress

Yvonne Wingerter

Yvonne Wingerter

The Writer (beginning)

Raymonde Heudeline

Raymonde Heudeline

The Writer (end)

Quach Van An

Quach Van An

The Driver

Do Minh Vien

Do Minh Vien

The Young Boy

Frédéric Auburtin

Frédéric Auburtin

Liner Pianist

Alido H. Gaudencio

Alido H. Gaudencio

Anne-Marie Stretters Driver

Vu Dinh Thi

Vu Dinh Thi

Ferry Captain

Truong Thu

Truong Thu

Bus Driver

Thi Cam Thuy Nguyen

Thi Cam Thuy Nguyen

Bride

Lu Van Trang

Lu Van Trang

Bus Controller

Vu Kim Trong

Vu Kim Trong

Young Girls Coolie

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