The Lover
“She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love.”
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Synopsis
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
Jane March·The Young Girl
Tony Leung Ka-fai·The Chinaman
Frédérique Meininger·The Mother
Arnaud Giovaninetti·The Elder Brother
Melvil Poupaud·The Younger Brother
Lisa Faulkner·Helene Lagonelle
Jeanne Moreau·Narrator (voice)
Xiem Mang·The Chinaman's Father
Philippe Le Dem·The French Teacher
Ann Schaufuss·Anne-Marie Stretter