The Lover (1992 film)
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The Lover (1992 film) is a French romantic drama directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, based on Marguerite Duras's semi-autobiographical novel about a passionate affair in 1920s colonial Vietnam.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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romantic drama film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Marguerite Duras’s 1984 novel "L’Amant" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Marguerite Duras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Lover (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Robert Fraisse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| director | Jean-Jacques Annaud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
MGM (United States)
NERFINISHED
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UGC (France) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Noëlle Boisson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
France
NERFINISHED
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Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmRating | NC-17 (United States theatrical release) ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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romantic film ⓘ |
| leadCharacter |
wealthy Chinese man
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young French schoolgirl ⓘ |
| mpaaRatingChange | edited R-rated version later released in the United States ⓘ |
| musicBy | Gabriel Yared NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | colonial Vietnam ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
class difference
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colonialism ⓘ forbidden love ⓘ sexual awakening ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial NC-17 rating in the U.S.
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explicit depiction of sexuality ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| plotFocus | affair between a young French girl and a wealthy Chinese man ⓘ |
| producer | Claude Berri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Renn Productions
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TF1 Films Production NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseEvent | premiered at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival (out of competition) ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 115 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Gérard Brach
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Jean-Jacques Annaud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
French Indochina
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Saigon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1920s ⓘ |
| sourceWorkGenre | semi-autobiographical novel ⓘ |
| starring |
Arnaud Giovaninetti
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Frédérique Meininger NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane March NERFINISHED ⓘ Melvil Poupaud NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Leung Ka-fai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | interwar period ⓘ |
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