The Lover

– A poor French teenage girl engages in an illicit affair with a wealthy Chinese heir in 1920s Saigon...

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 55 Minutes
Release Year:
1992
Original Name:
L'Amant
The Lover (1992) - Also known as L'Amant

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) - Trailer

Release Date:

30 Oct 1992

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Writer:

Marguerite Duras (based on the novel), Gérard Brach (adaptation), Jean-Jacques Annaud (adaptation)

Main Actors:

Jane March, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Frédérique Meininger, Arnaud Giovaninetti

Plot:

It is French Colonial Vietnam in 1929. A young French girl from a family that is having some monetary difficulties is returning to boarding school. She is alone on public transportation when she catches the eye of a wealthy Chinese businessman. He offers her a ride into town in the back of his chauffeured sedan, and sparks fly. Can the torrid affair that ensues between them overcome the class restrictions and social mores of that time? Based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Marguerite Duras.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations.

Production:

MGM

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
32%