The Lover (1992)

Name: The Lover
Released: 1992
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Jane March, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Frédérique Meininger, Arnaud Giovaninetti, Melvil Poupaud

• Movies, Drama, Romance

• 115 min

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

Directed by: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Casting: Jane March, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Frédérique Meininger, Arnaud Giovaninetti, Melvil Poupaud, Lisa Faulkner, Jeanne Moreau, Xiem Mang, Philippe Le Dem, Ann Schaufuss, Tania Torrens, Espérance Pham Thai Lan, Hélène Patarot, Yvonne Wingerter, Raymonde Heudeline, Quach Van An, Do Minh Vien, Frédéric Auburtin, Alido H. Gaudencio, Vu Dinh Thi, Truong Thu, Thi Cam Thuy Nguyen, Lu Van Trang, Vu Kim Trong
Countries: France, United Kingdom, Vietnam
Premiere: 1992-01-22
Status: Released

Tags: lolita, virgin, vietnam, based on novel or book, age difference, arranged marriage, lover, saigon, indochina, loss of virginity, love, sexual attraction, older man younger woman relationship, lust, desire, french girl, sexual awakening, southeast asia, chinese man, illicit affair, 1920s, sex with a minor, erotic romance, ho chi minh

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.