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The Lover
“She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love.”
★ 7.0 Rating•115 min•1992
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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.
Cast
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
N/A
Lisa Faulkner
Helene Lagonelle
Jeanne Moreau
Narrator (voice)
N/A
Xiem Mang
The Chinaman's Father
Philippe Le Dem
The French Teacher
N/A
Ann Schaufuss
Anne-Marie Stretter
Tania Torrens
The Principal
Espérance Pham Thai Lan
Femme
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Details
StatusReleased
Release DateJanuary 22, 1992
BudgetN/A
Revenue$5,013,090
GenresDrama, Romance
Keywords
lolitavirginvietnambased on novel or bookage differencearranged marriageloveraffectationsaigonindochinaloss of virginitylovesexual attractionolder man younger woman relationshiplustdesirefrench girlsexual awakeningsoutheast asiachinese manillicit affair1920ssex with a minorerotic romanceho chi minhadoring
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