The Lover (1992)
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
Writers:
Gérard Brach, Jean-Jacques Annaud.
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Jane March as The Young Girl |
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Tony Leung Ka-fai as The Chinaman |
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Frédérique Meininger as The Mother |
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Arnaud Giovaninetti as The Elder Brother |
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Melvil Poupaud as The Younger Brother |
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Lisa Faulkner as Helene Lagonelle |
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Jeanne Moreau as Narrator (voice) |
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Xiem Mang as The Chinaman's Father |
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Philippe Le Dem as The French Teacher |
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Ann Schaufuss as Anne-Marie Stretter |
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Tania Torrens as The Principal |
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Espérance Pham Thai Lan as Femme |
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Hélène Patarot as The Assistant Mistress |
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Yvonne Wingerter as The Writer (beginning) |
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Raymonde Heudeline as The Writer (end) |
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Quach Van An as The Driver |
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Do Minh Vien as The Young Boy |
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Frédéric Auburtin as Liner Pianist |
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Alido H. Gaudencio as Anne-Marie Stretters Driver |
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Vu Dinh Thi as Ferry Captain |
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Truong Thu as Bus Driver |
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Thi Cam Thuy Nguyen as Bride |
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Lu Van Trang as Bus Controller |
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Vu Kim Trong as Young Girls Coolie |
| Production | Claude Berri | Producer |
| Directing | Jean-Jacques Annaud | Director |
| Writing | Gérard Brach | Screenplay |
| Camera | Robert Fraisse | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Jean-Jacques Annaud | Screenplay |
| Writing | Marguerite Duras | Novel |
| Sound | Gabriel Yared | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Noëlle Boisson | Editor |
| Art | Mat Troi Day | Property Buyer |
| Art | Hoang Thanh At | Production Design |
| Art | Olivier Radot | Art Direction |
| Production | Jacques Tronel | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle | Costume Design |
| Production | Timothy Burrill | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Jennifer Patrick | Vocal Coach |
