MOVIE · 1992
The Lover
She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love.
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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Story
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
Featured cast
Jane MarchThe Young Girl
Tony Leung Ka-faiThe Chinaman
Frédérique MeiningerThe Mother
Arnaud GiovaninettiThe Elder Brother
Melvil PoupaudThe Younger BrotherLisa FaulknerHelene Lagonelle
Jeanne MoreauNarrator (voice)Xiem MangThe Chinaman's Father
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