The Lover

The Lover

115 mins | Drama, Romance | Jan. 22, 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.

The Lover

115 mins | Drama, Romance | Jan. 22, 1992

The Lover
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Renn Productions, Films A2, Timothy Burrill Productions, Grai Phang Film Studio
Original title L'Amant
Directors Jean-Jacques Annaud
Writers Marguerite Duras, Gérard Brach, Jean-Jacques Annaud

Cast

Jane March

as The Young Girl

Tony Leung Ka-fai

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

Xiem Mang

as The Chinaman's Father

Philippe Le Dem

as The French Teacher

Ann Schaufuss

as Anne-Marie Stretter

Tania Torrens

as The Principal

Hélène Patarot

as The Assistant Mistress

Yvonne Wingerter

as The Writer (beginning)

Raymonde Heudeline

as The Writer (end)

Quach Van An

as The Driver

Do Minh Vien

as The Young Boy

Frédéric Auburtin

as Liner Pianist

Alido H. Gaudencio

as Anne-Marie Stretters Driver

Vu Dinh Thi

as Ferry Captain

Truong Thu

as Bus Driver

Lu Van Trang

as Bus Controller

Vu Kim Trong

as Young Girls Coolie