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The Lover

“She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love.”

1992 · 1 h 55 min
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
BiographyDramaRomance

Cast

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Plot

A poor French teenage girl begins an illicit affair with a wealthy Chinese heir in 1920s Saigon.

Sinekatalog’s take

Jean-Jacques Annaud's adaptation of Marguerite Duras's novel is lush and sensual, with Jane March and Tony Leung.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (25,661 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.