The Lover
She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love.
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.
Crew and Cast
Jean-Jacques AnnaudDirector
Jane MarchThe Young Girl
Tony Leung Ka-faiThe Chinaman
Frédérique MeiningerThe Mother
Arnaud GiovaninettiThe Elder Brother
Melvil PoupaudThe Younger BrotherLisa FaulknerHelene Lagonelle
Jeanne MoreauNarrator (voice)Xiem MangThe Chinaman's Father
Philippe Le DemThe French TeacherAnn SchaufussAnne-Marie Stretter
Tania TorrensThe Principal
Espérance Pham Thai LanFemme
Hélène PatarotThe Assistant MistressYvonne WingerterThe Writer (beginning)
Raymonde HeudelineThe Writer (end)
Quach Van AnThe Driver
Do Minh VienThe Young Boy
Frédéric AuburtinLiner PianistAlido H. GaudencioAnne-Marie Stretters Driver
Vu Dinh ThiFerry Captain
Truong ThuBus Driver
Thi Cam Thuy NguyenBride
Lu Van TrangBus Controller
Vu Kim TrongYoung Girls Coolie
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Info
- Original title
- L'Amant
- Status
- Released
- Released
- 22 January 1992
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rating
- R
- TMDB score
- 7.0 / 10 (789 votes)
Production
- Director
- Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Studios
- Timothy Burrill Productions, Renn Productions, Grai Phang Film Studio
- Countries
- France, United Kingdom, Vietnam
Box Office
- Revenue
- $5.0M
Languages
- Original
- French
- Spoken
- Mandarin, English