The Lover (1992)

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

★ 7.0 1h 55m 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.

Director

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Cast

Jane March, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Frédérique Meininger, Arnaud Giovaninetti, Melvil Poupaud, Lisa Faulkner, Jeanne Moreau, Xiem Mang

Country

France / United Kingdom / Vietnam

Released

January 22, 1992