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The Lover

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

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  • Drama
  • Romance

Overview

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.

Keywords

  • based on novel or book
  • love
  • age difference
  • 1920s
  • adoring
  • desire
  • virgin
  • vietnam
  • arranged marriage
  • loss of virginity
  • southeast asia
  • lust
  • older man younger woman relationship
  • sexual attraction
  • sexual awakening
  • lover
  • saigon
  • lolita
  • sex with a minor
  • indochina
  • french girl
  • chinese man
  • illicit affair
  • erotic romance
  • ho chi minh
  • affectation

Details

Status
Released
Release date
January 22, 1992
Original language
French
Spoken languages
mandarin, english
Countries
France, United Kingdom, Vietnam
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
$5,013,090
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