---
title: 'The Lover (1992)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jean-Jacques Annaud'
released: '1992-01-22'
runtime_minutes: 115
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Vietnam'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lover-1992'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101316/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Lover (1992)

1992 · 115 min · Drama, History · Vietnam, United Kingdom, France


## Synopsis

The Lover is a 1992 erotic romantic drama film produced by Claude Berri and directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. Based on the semi-autobiographical 1984 novel of the same name by Marguerite Duras, the film details the illicit affair between a teenage French girl and a wealthy Chinese man in 1929 French Indochina. The protagonist is portrayed by Jane March and her lover is portrayed by Tony Leung Ka-fai. The film also features Jeanne Moreau as a narrator.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jean-Jacques Annaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-jacques-annaud)
- **Screenplay:** [Jean-Jacques Annaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-jacques-annaud), [Gérard Brach](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-brach)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gabriel Yared](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-yared)
- **Producer:** [Claude Berri](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-berri)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert Fraisse](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-fraisse)
- **Editor:** [Noëlle Boisson](https://cinepixo.com/people/noelle-boisson)

## Cast

- [Jeanne Moreau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeanne-moreau)
- [Tania Torrens](https://cinepixo.com/people/tania-torrens)
- [Arnaud Giovaninetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnaud-giovaninetti)
- [Tony Leung Ka-fai](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-leung-ka-fai)
- [Frédéric Auburtin](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederic-auburtin)
- [Lisa Faulkner](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-faulkner)
- [Jane March](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-march)
- [Melvil Poupaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/melvil-poupaud)

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