Lover, The
MGM/UA (1992)
Drama, Music, Romance
In Collection
#743
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Seen ItYes
027616869319
IMDB   6.9
1 hr 55 mins France / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
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
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
Helene Patarot The Assistant Mistress
Director
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Producer Claude Berri
Timothy Burrill
Writer Jean-Jacques Annaud
Gerard Brach
Cinematography Robert Fraisse
Musician Gabriel Yared


In 1929 in French colonial Vietnam a teenage European girl(Jane March) is traveling by herself. On a ferry across the delta she encounters a wealthy Asian man, simply referred to in the story as “The Chinaman”(Tony Leung), who offers her a lift in his limousine. She accepts and they talk to each other and soon become caught up in a steamy affair that lasts nearly two years. Eventually the Chinaman meets the girl's family, who is very obnoxious to him. His own family wants him to marry a girl they've chosen according to an arrangement they have made with another prominent Chinese family, and he feels he must accommodate his family even though he loves the European girl, and she loves him. The story is told from the point of view of the girl years later when she is an older woman(Jeanne Moreau).
Edition Details
Distributor MGM Home Entertainment
Release Date 12/11/2001
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)
Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed)
Subtitles English; English (Closed Captioned); French; Spanish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Dolby Digital Surround [English]
Dolby Digital Surround [French]
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
10 Minutes of Additional Footage Not Included in the Domestic Theatrical Release Original Theatrical Trailer