The Lover

She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love.

The Lover (1992)

DramaRomance

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.

Release Date: 1992-01-22
Status: Released
Run time: 115 min / 1:55
Revenue: $5,013,090
Production Companies : Timothy Burrill Productions, Renn Productions, Grai Phang Film Studio, Films A2
Production Countries: France, United Kingdom, Vietnam

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Casts

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
Jeanne Moreau
Narrator
Xiem Mang
The Chinaman's Father
Philippe Le Dem
The French Teacher
Ann Schaufuss
Anne-Marie Stretter
Tania Torrens
The Principal
Espérance Pham Thai Lan
Femme
Hélène Patarot
The Assistant Mistress
Yvonne Wingerter
The Writer (beginning)
Raymonde Heudeline
The Writer (end)
Quach Van An
The Driver
Do Minh Vien
The Young Boy
Frédéric Auburtin
Liner Pianist
Alido H. Gaudencio
Anne-Marie Stretters Driver
Vu Dinh Thi
Ferry Captain
Truong Thu
Bus Driver
Thi Cam Thuy Nguyen
Bride
Lu Van Trang
Bus Controller
Vu Kim Trong
Young Girls Coolie

Crew

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

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