The Lover
22/01/1992
2h

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


Tania Torrens
The Principal


Espérance Pham Thai Lan
Femme


Hélène Patarot
The Assistant Mistress
Yvonne Wingerter
The Writer (beginning)
Raymonde Heudeline
The Writer (end)
Quach Van An
The Driver
Do Minh Vien
The Young Boy


Frédéric Auburtin
Liner Pianist
Alido H. Gaudencio
Anne-Marie Stretters Driver
Vu Dinh Thi
Ferry Captain
Truong Thu
Bus Driver
Thi Cam Thuy Nguyen
Bride
Lu Van Trang
Bus Controller
Vu Kim Trong
Young Girls Coolie
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