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The Lover

1992·1h 55m·R
DramaBiographyRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 6.8/10
25,350 votes
Metascore
59
Metacritic

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.

The Lover is a 1992 drama biography movie directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, starring Jeanne Moreau, Jane March, Tony Ka Fai Leung. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.8/10 from 25,350 votes and runs 1h 55m.

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Director
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Stars
Jeanne Moreau
Jane March
Tony Ka Fai Leung
Frédérique Meininger
Details
1992-10-30
115 min
Movie
R
★ France, United Kingdom, Vietnam
★ English, Cantonese, French, Vietnamese
Keywords
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