The Lover (1992)

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115 min - Biography | Drama | Romance - 30 October 1992 (USA)

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In 1929 French Indochina, a French teenage girl embarks on a reckless and forbidden romance with a wealthy, older Chinese man, each knowing that knowledge of their affair will bring drastic consequences to each other.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	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
	Xiem Mang	...	The Chinaman's Father
	Philippe Le Dem	...	The French Teacher
	Ann Schaufuss	...	Anne-Marie Stretter
	Quach Van An	...	The Driver
	Tania Torrens	...	The Principal
	Raymonde Heudeline	...	The Writer (end)
	Yvonne Wingerter	...	The Writer (beginning)
	Do Minh Vien	...	The Young Boy
	Hélène Patarot	...	The Assistant Mistress

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Storyline

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 Maugerite Duras. Written by Cal Lott <cal.lott@gsb.uchicago.edu>

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

Genres:

Biography | Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R on appeal for graphic and explicit sexuality (re-rating on appeal) See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

France | UK | Vietnam

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 October 1992 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

El amante See more »

Filming Locations:

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$4,899,194 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Films A2, Grai Phang Film Studio, Renn Productions See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min | USA: 103 min (R-rated version) | USA: 115 min (unrated version) | Germany: 111 min (25 fps)

Sound Mix:

Dolby | LC-Concept Digital Sound

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

Jean-Jacques Annaud's paycheck was £1.1 million. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: Very early in my life, it was too late. At eighteen it was already too late. At eighteen I aged. This aging was brutal. This aging, I saw it spread over my features, one by one. Instead of being frightened by it, I saw this aging of my face with the same sort of interest I might have taken for example in the reading of a book...
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Connections

Spoofed in Ji jun sam sap lok gai ji Tau tin wun yat (1993) See more »

Soundtracks

"Waltz in B minor Opus 69 No. 2"
Written by Frédéric Chopin (as Chopin)
Performed by Howard Shelley See more »

The Lover (1992)
L'amant (original title)

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