The Lover (1992)
L'amant
She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love.
115 min
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.
- Release date
- January 22, 1992
- Country of origin
- France, United Kingdom, Vietnam
- Box office
- $5,013,090
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Trailer
Cast
- Jane March as The Young Girl
- Tony Ka Fai Leung as The Chinaman
- Frédérique Meininger as The Mother
- Arnaud Giovaninetti as The Elder Brother
- Melvil Poupaud as The Younger Brother
- Lisa Faulkner as Helene Lagonelle
- Jeanne Moreau as Narrator
- Philippe Le Dem as The French Teacher
- Ann Schaufuss as Anne-Marie Stretter
- Tania Torrens as The Principal
- Espérance Pham Thai Lan as Femme
- Hélène Patarot as The Assistant Mistress
- Frédéric Auburtin as Liner Pianist
- Xiem Mang as The Chinaman's Father
Crew
- Jean-Jacques Annaud · Director
- Marguerite Duras · Writer
- Gérard Brach · Writer
- Jean-Jacques Annaud · Writer
- Gabriel Yared · Composer
- Robert Fraisse · Cinematographer
- Noëlle Boisson · Editor
- Francine Cathelain · Casting director
- Françoise Combadière · Casting director
- Olivier Mergault · Casting director
- Joanna Merlin · Casting director
- Hoang Thanh At · Production designer