The Lover

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19921h 55m

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Overview

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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Jane March - The Young Girl in The Lover

Jane March

The Young Girl

Tony Leung Ka-fai - The Chinaman in The Lover

Tony Leung Ka-fai

The Chinaman

Frédérique Meininger - The Mother in The Lover

Frédérique Meininger

The Mother

Arnaud Giovaninetti - The Elder Brother in The Lover

Arnaud Giovaninetti

The Elder Brother

Melvil Poupaud - The Younger Brother in The Lover

Melvil Poupaud

The Younger Brother

Lisa Faulkner - Helene Lagonelle in The Lover

Lisa Faulkner

Helene Lagonelle

Jeanne Moreau - Narrator in The Lover

Jeanne Moreau

Narrator

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Xiem Mang

The Chinaman's Father

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Movie Info

Release Date

January 22, 1992

Runtime

1h 55m

Rating

R

Genres

Drama, Romance

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