The Lover
The Lover

The Lover

She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love.

January 22, 1992115 min7.0FR
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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Cast

Jane March
Jane MarchThe Young Girl
Tony Leung Ka-Fai
Tony Leung Ka-FaiThe Chinaman
Frédérique Meininger
Frédérique MeiningerThe Mother
Arnaud Giovaninetti
Arnaud GiovaninettiThe Elder Brother
Melvil Poupaud
Melvil PoupaudThe Younger Brother
Lisa Faulkner
Lisa FaulknerHelene Lagonelle
Jeanne Moreau
Jeanne MoreauNarrator
Xiem Mang
Xiem MangThe Chinaman's Father
Philippe Le Dem
Philippe Le DemThe French Teacher
Ann Schaufuss
Ann SchaufussAnne-Marie Stretter