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

The Lover

7.019921h 55mR

DramaRomance

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.

Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud

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CAST

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Jane March

Jane MarchThe Young Girl

Tony Leung Ka-fai

Tony Leung Ka-faiThe Chinaman

Frédérique Meininger

Frédérique MeiningerThe Mother

Arnaud Giovaninetti

Arnaud GiovaninettiThe Elder Brother

Melvil Poupaud

Melvil PoupaudThe Younger Brother

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Lisa FaulknerHelene Lagonelle

Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne MoreauNarrator (voice)

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Xiem MangThe Chinaman's Father