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.
Directed by: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Top Billed Cast: Raymonde Heudeline, Melvil Poupaud, Lisa Faulkner
Runtime: 115 minutes
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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
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Lisa Faulkner
Helene Lagonelle
Jeanne Moreau
Narrator (voice)
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Xiem Mang
The Chinaman's Father
Philippe Le Dem
The French Teacher
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Ann Schaufuss
Anne-Marie Stretter
Tania Torrens
The Principal
Espérance Pham Thai Lan
Femme
Hélène Patarot
The Assistant Mistress
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Yvonne Wingerter
The Writer (beginning)
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Raymonde Heudeline
The Writer (end)
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Quach Van An
The Driver
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Do Minh Vien
The Young Boy
Frédéric Auburtin
Liner Pianist
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Alido H. Gaudencio
Anne-Marie Stretters Driver
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Vu Dinh Thi
Ferry Captain
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Truong Thu
Bus Driver
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Thi Cam Thuy Nguyen
Bride
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Lu Van Trang
Bus Controller
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Vu Kim Trong
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