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The Lover

AMLF | Release Date: October 30, 1992

Summary: 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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Runtime:	115 min
Rating:	Unrated
Production:	Renn Productions
Genres:	Biography, Drama, Romance
Countries:	GB, FR, VN
Languages:	English, French
Home Release Date:	Jan 4, 2000

Director	Credit
Jean-Jacques Annaud	Director

Writer	Credit
Gérard Brach	Adaptation
Jean-Jacques Annaud	Adaptation
Marguerite Duras	Based On The Novel

Principal Cast	Credit
Ann Schaufuss	Anne-Marie Stretter
Arnaud Giovaninetti	The Elder Brother
Frédérique Meininger	The Mother
Jane March	The Young Girl
Lisa Faulkner	Helene Lagonelle
Melvil Poupaud	The Younger Brother
Philippe Le Dem	The French Teacher
Quach Van An	The Driver
Tony Leung Ka Fai	The Chinaman
Xiem Mang	The Chinaman's Father

Cast	Credit
Do Minh Vien	The Young Boy
Hélène Patarot	The Assistant Mistress
Raymonde Heudeline	The Writer (End)
Tania Torrens	The Principal
Yvonne Wingerter	The Writer (Beginning)