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 Lover
Where to watch: OVID
Movie · Drama · Romance · R
1992 · 1h 55m · ★ 27% (53K)
She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love.
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Starring: Jane March, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Frédérique Meininger
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.
Director
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Production
Timothy Burrill Productions, Renn Productions, Grai Phang Film Studio, Films A2
Cast
Jane March, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Frédérique Meininger, Arnaud Giovaninetti, Melvil Poupaud, Lisa Faulkner, Jeanne Moreau, Xiem Mang, Philippe Le Dem, Ann Schaufuss, Tania Torrens, Espérance Pham Thai Lan, Hélène Patarot, Yvonne Wingerter, Raymonde Heudeline, Quach Van An, Do Minh Vien, Frédéric Auburtin, Alido H. Gaudencio, Vu Dinh Thi