The Lover
L'Amant
1992 · 1h 55m · Drama, Romance · France, United Kingdom · Rated R (US)
She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love.
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 AnnaudBased on the novel by
Marguerite Duras6.9Smart score
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