| | | She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Theatrical Version, Trailers
From the novel of the same name--which has sold over one million copies in 43 languages--this "sophisticated adaptation of Marguerite Duras' best-selling memoirs" (Daily Variety) smolders on the screen. "masterfully acted and beautifully photographed" (Critics' Choice), The Lover brilliantly captures the essence of sexual awakening and forbidden desire like no other film has done before--or since. Jane March is mesmerizing in the role of a poor French teenager who engages in an illicit affair with a wealthy Chinese heir (Tony Leung) 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. But though the lovers are able to transcend their differences in age, race and class..theirs is a future that French colonial Vietnamese society will never allow.
"One of the best films of the decade!" James Grant, Scene At The Movies
Editor's Note
Based on the autobiographical novel by Marguerite Duras, an erotic and sensitive story of a young French school girl who embarks on a torrid love affair with a wealthy Chinese man in 1929 French Colonial Vietnam. Consumed by desire, they cling to each other, even though fate and society dictates that they may never wed. Academy Award Nominations: Best Cinematography. Available in "R" and Unedited versions.
Plot Summary
Indochina, 1929. On a ferry a 27-year-old Chinese man spots an alluring but poor French teenager. They soon begin a forbidden but fiercely passionate romance. While the man truly loves the girl, she remains aloof, for her involvement with him is more out of rebellion towards her family -- and for sexual excitement -- rather than love. However when the gentleman is forced to marry a woman chosen by his parents, the young girl realizes she may have lost the true love of her life...
| Features | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Widescreen Version, Enhanced For 16X9 TVs | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | Unrated Version With 10 Minutes Of Additional Footage Not Included In Domestic Theatrical Release | | Audio: English, French Stereo Surround |
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Release Information
| | Studio: MGM |
| Release Date: 1/11/2005 |
| Running Time: 115 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1991 | | Catalog ID: 1002733 | | UPC: 00027616869319 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...[March] is wonderful here....THE LOVER is a very good movie..." 10/30/1992 p.C5 |
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