The Lover
Non perdere mai il filo di ciò che stai guardando.
Tieni film e serie tutti in un posto, riprendi esattamente da dove avevi lasciato e sai sempre cosa guardare dopo.
1,864 viewers track this on Moventra ·free to join
- Regista
- Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Sceneggiatori
- Gérard Brach, Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Protagonisti
- Jane March, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Frédérique Meininger
- Genere
- Drama, Romance
Trama
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.
- Slogan
- She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love.
- Genere
- Drama, Romance
- Valutazione
- R
- Studi
- Timothy Burrill Productions, Renn Productions, Grai Phang Film Studio, Films A2
- Released
- 1992
- Lingue
- Francese
- Paesi
- France· United Kingdom· Vietnam
Sul web
Jane March
The Young Girl
Tony Leung Ka-fai
The Chinaman
Frédérique Meininger
The Mother
Arnaud Giovaninetti
The Elder Brother
Melvil Poupaud
The Younger Brother
Lisa Faulkner
Helene Lagonelle
Jeanne Moreau
Narrator (voice)
Xiem Mang
The Chinaman's Father
Philippe Le Dem
The French Teacher
Ann Schaufuss
Anne-Marie Stretter
Tania Torrens
The Principal
Espérance Pham Thai Lan
Femme
Hélène Patarot
The Assistant Mistress
Yvonne Wingerter
The Writer (beginning)
Raymonde Heudeline
The Writer (end)
Quach Van An
The Driver
Do Minh Vien
The Young Boy
Frédéric Auburtin
Liner Pianist
Alido H. Gaudencio
Anne-Marie Stretters Driver
Vu Dinh Thi
Ferry Captain
Recensioni
1 recensione
A wealthy man (Tony Leung) is travelling on a ferry when he encounters a pretty young woman (Jane March). It doesn't take long before they are having a fairly torrid affair, but things are difficult. He is older and a Chinese citizen, she a French girl in what was then French Indo-China. She is also a bit of a gold-digger and quite aware that if she plays her cards right, he can offer her a new, more prosperous, life than that she shares with her mother (Fréderique Meininger) and two brothers. The older brother (Arnaud Giovaninetti) is a bit puritanical when it comes to his sister, her younger (Melvil Poupaud) is more shy and usually content to keep his head down and play his piano. Despite the initially venal nature of her relationship, there gradually develops a bond that is both loving and turbulent as the political situation overtakes their love, with the French leaving Vietnam to local government. This is a well scored and stunning looking film but the story is remarkably thin and repetitive and once we've seen them have sex a few times, I began to wonder if Jean-Jacques Annaud was just a bit bereft of ideas as to how to develop either character beyond the physical or material. It's a slow burn and I'm afraid that I just didn't really engage with either as the story trundled along, narrated occasionally and rather melodramatically by Jeanne Moreau, to a conclusion that was quite a long time coming and not really worth the wait. It's watchable, and illustrates well the gap between rich and poor here in the 1920s, but is very much an example of style over substance.
Valutazione
7.0
Votes
766
Popularity
7
Photos
Stills & key art from the movie
Your free movie & series tracker
What is Moventra?
Moventra remembers what you watch so you don’t have to. Keep a watchlist, log episodes, and discover similar titles, all in one free app.
Watchlist
Save movies and series you want to watch later.
Episode tracking
Keep tabs on every season and episode as you watch.
Recommendations
Find similar titles when something isn’t for you.
Import & export
Bring your list with you and keep control of your data.
Frequently asked questions
How do I add The Lover to my library?
Can I rate and review The Lover?
Where do I find more movies like The Lover?
Is my Moventra data private?
Pick up The Lover right where you left off — on any device, for free.
Free forever, no advertisement. Pick up where you left off and always know what’s next.