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The Lover

Jean-Jacques Annaud

1992 • 1h 55m

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 lo...

The Lover
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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 FaulknerHelene Lagonelle
Jeanne Moreau
Jeanne MoreauNarrator (voice)
Xiem MangThe Chinaman's Father
Philippe Le Dem
Philippe Le DemThe French Teacher
Ann SchaufussAnne-Marie Stretter
Tania Torrens
Tania TorrensThe Principal
Espérance Pham Thai Lan
Espérance Pham Thai LanFemme
Hélène Patarot
Hélène PatarotThe Assistant Mistress
Yvonne WingerterThe Writer (beginning)
Raymonde HeudelineThe Writer (end)
Crew
Claude Berri
Claude BerriProducer
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Jean-Jacques AnnaudDirector
Gérard Brach
Gérard BrachScreenplay
Robert Fraisse
Robert FraisseDirector of Photography
Marguerite Duras
Marguerite DurasNovel
Gabriel Yared
Gabriel YaredOriginal Music Composer
Noëlle Boisson
Noëlle BoissonEditor
Mat Troi Day
Mat Troi DayProperty Buyer
Olivier Radot
Olivier RadotArt Direction
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