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The Lover ()

L'amant (original title)
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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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Narrator (voice)
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The Young Girl
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The Chinaman (as Tony Leung)
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The Mother
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The Elder Brother
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The Younger Brother
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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
Yvonne Wingerter ...
The Writer
Do Minh Vien ...
The Young Boy
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The Assistant-Mistress
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Liner Pianist (uncredited)
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Femme (uncredited)
Truong Thu ...
Bus Driver (uncredited)

Directed by

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Jean-Jacques Annaud

Written by

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Marguerite Duras ... (based on the novel)
 
Gérard Brach ... (adapted by) &
Jean-Jacques Annaud ... (adapted by)

Produced by

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Timothy Burrill ... co-producer
Josée Bénabent-Loiseau ... associate producer (as Josee Benabent-Loiseau)
Jacques Tronel ... associate producer

Music by

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Gabriel Yared

Cinematography by

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Robert Fraisse

Editing by

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Noëlle Boisson

Editorial Department

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Caroline Coudin ... assistant editor
Diane Logan ... first assistant editor
Yvan Lucas ... color timer
Anja Lüdcke ... assistant editor

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Francine Cathelain
Françoise Combadière
Olivier Mergault
Joanna Merlin
Patricia Pao

Production Design by

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Hoang Thanh At

Art Direction by

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Olivier Radot

Costume Design by

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Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle

Production Management

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Jean-Yves Asselin ... unit production manager
Mederic Bourlat ... assistant unit manager
Olivier Hélie ... unit production manager
Alfred Lott ... production manager
Christine Raspillère ... production manager

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Frédéric Auburtin ... first assistant director
Isabelle Henry ... assistant director (as Isabelle Henri)

Art Department

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Eric Bourges ... construction coordinator
Jean-René Coulon ... property master
Mat Troi Day ... property buyer
Sophie Martel ... set dresser
Christian Portal ... property master
Maxime Rebière ... storyboard artist

Sound Department

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Anke Bakker ... assistant sound editor
Alan Paley ... adr editor (as Alan J. Paley)
Laurent Quaglio ... sound / supervising sound editor
Christian Wangler ... sound mixer

Special Effects by

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Georges Demétrau ... special effects

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Alan Church ... optical camera operator
Frederic Moreau ... optical effects
Andy Stevens ... optical camera assistant: Magic Camera Co
Philippe Tourret ... restoration coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Benoît Barbier ... still photographer
Tahar Boualam ... generator operator
David Campbell ... crane operator: Technocrane
Mario d'Orio ... grip
Gilles Floquet ... best boy grip
Alain Herpe ... assistant camera
Jean-Pierre Mas ... key grip
Marc Nove ... best boy electric (as Marc Nové)
Didier Nové ... gaffer
Michele Picciaredda ... camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Jean-Daniel Vuillermoz ... costumer assistant

Location Management

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Stéphanie Seilhean ... location manager

Additional Crew

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Danielle Dumanoir ... production coordinator
Eleanor Fazan ... choreographer
Claude Fenioux ... financial controller
Cécile Fleury ... body double: Jane March
Segolene Fleury-Slimane ... production accountant
Nicole Heitzmann ... production accountant
Alan Ladd Jr. ... presenter
Jennifer Patrick ... voice coach
Nam Son ... historical advisor
Guy Wagner ... maritime advisor
Eric Collins ... additional dialogue: English (uncredited) / translation (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

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 Marguerite Duras. Written by Cal Lott

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Taglines She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love. See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Lover (United Kingdom)
  • The Lover (Thailand, English title)
  • The Lover (Canada, English title)
  • The Lover (World-wide, English title)
  • The Lover (Israel, English title)
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  • 115 min
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Trivia The film is based on the autobiographical novel by French author Marguerite Duras, whose youthful, real life romance with a Chinese man in colonial Vietnam caused a scandal. See more »
Goofs Her lover smokes filtered cigarettes in 1929. They were not invented until the mid-'30s and not in common use until the 1950s. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Jennifer 8/The Lover/Aladdin/Passenger 57/Flirting (1992). See more »
Soundtracks Waltz in B minor Opus 69 No. 2 See more »
Crazy Credits The opening credits are shown against a backdrop of what is presumably the author, Marguerite Duras, writing down her story. See more »
Quotes [last lines]
Narrator: Years after the war, after the marriages, the children, the divorces, the books, he had come to Paris with his wife. He had phoned her. He was intimidated; his voice trembled, and with the trembling it had found the accent of China again. He knew she'd begun writing books. He had also heard about the younger brother's death. He had been sad for her. And then he had no more to tell her. And then he told her - he had told her that it was as before, that he still loved her, that he would never stop loving her, that he would love her until his death.
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