The Lover

Jean-Jacques Annaud
1992-01-22

She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love.
7
115 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Jane March The Young Girl Unowned
Tony Leung Ka-Fai The Chinaman Unowned
Frédérique Meininger The Mother Unowned
Arnaud Giovaninetti The Elder Brother Unowned
Melvil Poupaud The Younger Brother Unowned
Lisa Faulkner Helene Lagonelle Unowned
Jeanne Moreau Narrator Unowned
Xiem Mang The Chinaman's Father Unowned
Philippe Le Dem The French Teacher Unowned
Ann Schaufuss Anne-Marie Stretter Unowned
Tania Torrens The Principal Unowned
Espérance Pham Thai Lan Femme Unowned
Hélène Patarot The Assistant Mistress Unowned
Yvonne Wingerter The Writer (beginning) Unowned
Raymonde Heudeline The Writer (end) Unowned
Quach Van An The Driver Unowned
Do Minh Vien The Young Boy Unowned
Frédéric Auburtin Liner Pianist Unowned
Alido H. Gaudencio Anne-Marie Stretters Driver Unowned
Vu Dinh Thi Ferry Captain Unowned
Truong Thu Bus Driver Unowned
Thi Cam Thuy Nguyen Bride Unowned
Lu Van Trang Bus Controller Unowned
Vu Kim Trong Young Girls Coolie Unowned