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The Lover

1992·115 min

The Lover

Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud

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.

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The Young Girl

Tony Leung Ka-fai

The Chinaman

Frédérique Meininger

The Mother

Arnaud Giovaninetti

The Elder Brother

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Screenplay

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Jean-Jacques Annaud

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Melvil Poupaud

The Younger Brother

Helene Lagonelle

Narrator (voice)

The Chinaman's Father

Philippe Le Dem

The French Teacher

Anne-Marie Stretter

The Principal

Espérance Pham Thai Lan

Femme

Hélène Patarot

The Assistant Mistress

Yvonne Wingerter

The Writer (beginning)

Raymonde Heudeline

The Writer (end)

The Driver

The Young Boy

Frédéric Auburtin

Liner Pianist

Alido H. Gaudencio

Anne-Marie Stretters Driver

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What is The Lover about?

The Lover (1992) is about 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.

Who directed The Lover?

Jean-Jacques Annaud directed The Lover (1992).

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