Movie
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.
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Checked Sep 3, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about The Lover
Cast
Jane MarchThe Young Girl
Tony Leung Ka-faiThe Chinaman
Frédérique MeiningerThe Mother
Arnaud GiovaninettiThe Elder Brother
Melvil PoupaudThe Younger Brother
Jeanne MoreauNarrator (voice)Credits
- Directed by
- Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Written by
- Jean-Jacques Annaud, Gérard Brach, Marguerite Duras
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Original title
- L'Amant
- Box office
- $5M
Production
- Timothy Burrill ProductionsUnited Kingdom
- Renn ProductionsFrance
- Grai Phang Film Studio
- Films A2France
