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30 October 1992 (USA) moreTagline:
She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love.Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Meaning behind the scenes more (80 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 (end) |
| Yvonne Wingerter | ... | The Writer (beginning) |
| Do Minh Vien | ... | The Young Boy |
| Hélène Patarot | ... | The Assistant Mistress |
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Rated R on appeal for graphic and explicit sexuality.Parents Guide:
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115 min | USA:103 min (R-rated version) | USA:115 min (unrated version) | Germany:111 min (25 fps)Language:
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Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Germany:12 | Italy:T | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Hong Kong:III | Portugal:M/18 | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | Singapore:R21 (re-rating) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | USA:R (re-rating on appeal)Fun Stuff
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I first saw this movie when I was younger, as one of the most graphic "mainstream" movies available. That was before I ever knew what the word "soft-core" meant.
I watched it again, when I was older, and I finally understand it. The quiet sequences and unemotional facade of the female lead are no longer just boring filler between the exciting love scenes. Perhaps it's because I needed a little more life experience to know the unexpressed feelings of the female character and the expressed feelings of the male character. Sure, this movie is about taboo and tasting forbidden fruit. This movie is about sex. But this movie also has very strong depictions of the other emotions involved in the affair. Shame. Guilt. Racial and social prejudice. Love which is explored when both parties know there can be no future. Emotional detachment born out of necessity, as a "defense mechanism". Being ostracized by your peers, and life in an environment rife with vicious rumors. But mostly the shame and guilt. It's made clearer to me what a former lover of mine may have felt.
To live through all that and then to watch this movie makes for a very personal, moving experience. I can't recommend it to everyone, since every movie experience is unique. But I can say that "The Lover" is much, much more than just an excuse for graphic love scenes. It's a story of a reminiscence... a first time... a shameful secret... a hidden love, fostered through hardship and burning into the mind of the narrator an indelible, permanent mark of memory of a first, life-shaping lover...