The Lover
First aired on Jan 22, 1992
Runtime: 115mins
70%
Genres: Drama, Romance
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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
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
Featured Crew
Claude Berri | Producer
Gérard Brach | Screenplay
Jean-Jacques Annaud | Director
Jean-Jacques Annaud | Screenplay
Robert Fraisse | Director of Photography
Marguerite Duras | Novel
