The Lover
L'Amant
Release: 1992-01-22
·Runtime: 115m
·★ 7.0
Drama
Romance
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.
Production Countries
France
United Kingdom
Vietnam
Production Companies
Timothy Burrill Productions
Renn Productions
Grai Phang Film Studio
Films A2
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Tony Leung Ka-fai
as The Chinaman
Arnaud Giovaninetti
as The Elder Brother
Tania Torrens
as The Principal
Hélène Patarot
as The Assistant Mistress
Melvil Poupaud
as The Younger Brother
Philippe Le Dem
as The French Teacher
Espérance Pham Thai Lan
as Femme
Lisa Faulkner
as Helene Lagonelle
Jane March
as The Young Girl
Frédérique Meininger
as The Mother
Jeanne Moreau
as Narrator
Frédéric Auburtin
as Liner Pianist
