The Lover

Jean-Jacques Annaud

L'Amant

19921h 55mFrench

Accolades

1Oscar

Nomination

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Synopsis

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.

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Details

Genres

DramaRomance

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Awards & Recognition

Award Recognition

1

Nominations

Nominated

Cinematography · Robert Fraisse

Full award breakdown

1993

Academy Awards

Nom

Cinematography

Robert Fraisse

1993

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Cast

Jane March

Jane March

The Young Girl

Tony Leung Ka-fai

Tony Leung Ka-fai

The Chinaman

Frédérique Meininger

Frédérique Meininger

The Mother

Arnaud Giovaninetti

Arnaud Giovaninetti

The Elder Brother

Melvil Poupaud

Melvil Poupaud

The Younger Brother

Lisa Faulkner

Helene Lagonelle

Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

Narrator (voice)

Xiem Mang

The Chinaman's Father

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