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The Lover · LeviOsa

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

DramaRomance1h 55m

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28%

Tomatometer

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79%

Popcornmeter

7.0

TMDB

Storyline

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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The Lover (1992) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

The Lover (1992) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Details

DirectorJean-Jacques Annaud

ReleasedJan 22, 1992

StatusReleased

Original languageFrench

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

$5M

Parental guideRUS

Studios

Timothy Burrill ProductionsRenn ProductionsGrai Phang Film StudioFilms A2

Cast

Jane March

Jane March

The Young Girl

Tony Leung Ka-fai

Tony Leung Ka-fai

The Chinaman

Frédérique Meininger

Frédérique Meininger

The Mother

Arnaud Giovaninetti

Arnaud Giovaninetti

The Elder Brother

Melvil Poupaud

Melvil Poupaud

The Younger Brother

Lisa Faulkner

Helene Lagonelle

Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

Narrator (voice)

Xiem Mang

The Chinaman's Father

Philippe Le Dem

Philippe Le Dem

The French Teacher

Ann Schaufuss

Anne-Marie Stretter

Tania Torrens

Tania Torrens

The Principal

Espérance Pham Thai Lan

Espérance Pham Thai Lan

Femme

Where to watch(NG)

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OVID

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Reviews

8 reviews · 6 critics · 1 fan

3 fresh · 4 rotten

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Ted Shen

RTChicago ReaderMay 26, 2022

By stripping away the voluptuous veneer of her language and the gauze of her memory, Annaud’s adaptation has reduced her artful tale...

D

David Ansen

RTNewsweekFeb 8, 2018

The Lover's rarefied sensibility takes getting used to; once its spell is cast, you won't want to blink.

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Kenneth Turan

RTLos Angeles TimesFeb 1, 2018

Undercut by an air of self-congratulatory pomposity that the film is way too insubstantial to support.

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Matt Brunson

RTFilm FrenzyFeb 27, 2022

An ofttimes emotionally sterile film.

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Information

Title

The Lover

Released

Jan 22, 1992

Rated

R

Region of Origin

France, United Kingdom

Original Audio

French

Runtime

1h 55m

Status

Released

Studios

Timothy Burrill Productions, Renn Productions

A Tale of Love and Desire