The Lover

1992 | 1h 55min | 7.0

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

The Lover
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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.

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The Lover

1992 | 1h 55min
Drama | Romance
★ 7.0
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PACING
3.7
Slow Fast
COMPLEXITY
5.2
Casual Mind-Bending
ATMOSPHERE
4.9
Light Dark
VISUALS
5.2
Raw / Indie Epic / CGI
ADORING • AFFECTATION • AGE DIFFERENCE

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