The Lover (1992)

Movie"She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love."
Audience Score
70
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R 1 hr 55 minOct 29th, 1992Romance, Drama
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.
StarringJane MarchTony Leung Ka-faiFrédérique Meininger
DirectorJean-Jacques Annaud

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 29th, 1992
Movie Box Office Gross:$5,013,090 (Worldwide)
Original Language:French
Production Companies:Timothy Burrill Productions, Renn Productions, Grai Phang Film Studio, Films A2
Movie Tags:
based on novel or booklove1920svietnamolder man younger woman relationshiparranged marriagevirginloverlustloss of virginity