The Lover

Film - 1992 - Drama, Romance, Made in Europe

The story

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

Starring

Jane March, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Frédérique Meininger, Arnaud Giovaninetti, Melvil Poupaud, Lisa Faulkner

Where to watch

prime

Ratings

IMDb 6.8 out of 10