The Lover (1992)
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.
Director:
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Writers:
Jean-Jacques Annaud, Gérard Brach.
Jane March The Young Girl |
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Tony Leung Ka-fai The Chinaman |
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Frédérique Meininger The Mother |
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Arnaud Giovaninetti The Elder Brother |
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Melvil Poupaud The Younger Brother |
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Lisa Faulkner Helene Lagonelle |
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Jeanne Moreau Narrator |
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Xiem Mang The Chinaman's Father |
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Philippe Le Dem The French Teacher |
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Ann Schaufuss Anne-Marie Stretter |
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Tania Torrens The Principal |
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Espérance Pham Thai Lan Femme |
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Hélène Patarot The Assistant Mistress |
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Yvonne Wingerter The Writer (beginning) |
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Raymonde Heudeline The Writer (end) |
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Quach Van An The Driver |
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Do Minh Vien The Young Boy |
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Frédéric Auburtin Liner Pianist |
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Alido H. Gaudencio Anne-Marie Stretters Driver |
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Vu Dinh Thi Ferry Captain |
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Truong Thu Bus Driver |
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Thi Cam Thuy Nguyen Bride |
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Lu Van Trang Bus Controller |
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Vu Kim Trong Young Girls Coolie |
Writing | Jean-Jacques Annaud | Screenplay |
Directing | Jean-Jacques Annaud | Director |
Writing | Gérard Brach | Screenplay |
Camera | Robert Fraisse | Director of Photography |
Production | Timothy Burrill | Co-Producer |
Sound | Gabriel Yared | Original Music Composer |
Editing | Noëlle Boisson | Editor |
Art | Hoang Thanh At | Production Design |
Production | Claude Berri | Producer |
Writing | Marguerite Duras | Novel |
Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle | Costume Design |
Art | Olivier Radot | Art Direction |
Art | Mat Troi Day | Property Buyer |
Production | Jacques Tronel | Co-Producer |
Sound | Jennifer Patrick | Vocal Coach |