The Lover
1992 · directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Rating
- 59/100
- Hit
- no
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.
The Lover (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, rates 59/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Jane March
- Tony Leung Ka-fai
- Frédérique Meininger
- Arnaud Giovaninetti
- Melvil Poupaud
- Lisa Faulkner
- Jeanne Moreau
- Xiem Mang
- Philippe Le Dem
- Ann Schaufuss
Crew
- Robert Fraisse — Director of Photography
- Noëlle Boisson — Editor
- Gabriel Yared — Original Music Composer
- Gérard Brach — Screenplay
- Jean-Jacques Annaud — Screenplay
More from Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Quest for Fire (1981) — 76/100
- The Bear (1988) — 74/100
- Hothead (1979) — 72/100
- The Name of the Rose (1986) — 71/100
- Two Brothers (2004) — 71/100
- Notre-Dame on Fire (2022) — 67/100
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