The Lover

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

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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.

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Creators

Jean-Jacques Annaud

director

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Gérard Brach

writer

Jean-Jacques Annaud

writer

Marguerite Duras

writer

Cast

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Jane March actor

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Tony Leung Ka-fai actor

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Frédérique Meininger actor Arnaud Giovaninetti actor Melvil Poupaud actor Lisa Faulkner actor Jeanne Moreau actor

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Xiem Mang actor

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Philippe Le Dem actor

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Ann Schaufuss actor

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Tania Torrens actor

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Espérance Pham Thai Lan actor

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Hélène Patarot actor

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Yvonne Wingerter actor

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Raymonde Heudeline actor

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Quach Van An actor

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Do Minh Vien actor

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Frédéric Auburtin actor

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Alido H. Gaudencio actor

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Vu Dinh Thi actor