The Lover

"She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.0/10

741 votes

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Awards & Recognition

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Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Cinematography

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Worldwide

$5.0M

Global Box Office

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

31.2K

Daily Avg

520

7-Day Trend

-9%

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Based On

The Lover

written work

Story Setting

Set In

Vietnam

Themes & Subjects

#virginity

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Robert Fraisse

Film Editing

Noëlle Boisson

Music / Score

Gabriel Yared

Costume Design

Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle

Production Design

Hoang Thanh At

Production Companies

Renn Productions

Distributors

Pathé DistributionNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

1.85:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Lover

Available in 55 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	OVID	Kanopy	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
United Kingdom18	BFI Player	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Australia	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom18

Germany16

France16

Denmark15

FinlandK-16

South Korea18

Netherlands16

+3 more countries

Production

Director

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Writers

Gérard Brach, Jean-Jacques Annaud, Marguerite Duras

Production Companies

Timothy Burrill ProductionsRenn ProductionsGrai Phang Film StudioFilms A2

Cast

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)

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Xiem Mang

The Chinaman's Father

Philippe Le Dem

The French Teacher

No Image

Ann Schaufuss

Anne-Marie Stretter

Tania Torrens

The Principal

Espérance Pham Thai Lan

Femme

Tags & Keywords

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