The Lover
Sign in to save1992 film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
Film · TMDB
7.0A 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.
Released: 1992-01-22115 minDir: Jean-Jacques AnnaudDrama, Romance
Cast
- Jane March as The Young Girl
- Tony Leung Ka-fai as The Chinaman
- Frédérique Meininger as The Mother
- Arnaud Giovaninetti as The Elder Brother
- Melvil Poupaud as The Younger Brother
- Lisa Faulkner as Helene Lagonelle
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
6.8/10
24,289 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
28%
Metacritic
59/100
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 7 nominations total
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Key dates
- Published
- 30 October 1992
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- melodrama
- Country of origin
- Vietnam
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Lover
- Main subject
- virginity
- Director
- Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Screenwriter
- Gérard Brach
- Cast member
- Frédéric Auburtin
- Composer
- Gabriel Yared
Gallery (4)
Connections
Categories
1990s erotic drama films1990s Vietnamese-language films1992 British films1992 Cantonese-language films1992 English-language films1992 films1992 French films1992 multilingual films1992 romantic drama filmsAlbum articles lacking alt text for coversBritish erotic drama filmsBritish romantic drama films