The Lover (Avant Garde Cinema) - Drama Classic Movies on DVD (1991) Starring Jane March; Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud; MGM (Video & DVD) : OLDIES.com

The Lover

(Avant Garde Cinema)

Starring: Jane March Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud

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Genre: Drama

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Item Number:
MGMV 1002733D

DVD Features:

Encoding: Region 1; USA & Canada
Package Type: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Single Side - Dual Layer

Audio:

Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 - English/French

Additional Release Material:

Bonus Feature
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

Entertainment Reviews:

New York Times - 10/30/1992

"...[March] is wonderful here....THE LOVER is a very good movie..."

Product Description:

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 Synopsis:

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...

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Production Notes:

Filmed on location in Vietnam.
Film debut for Jane March.
French actress Jeanne Moreau narrates as author Marguerite Duras.
The Unrated, 115-minute version of "The Lover" is the "Original International Version."

Cast and Crew:

Starring		Jane March
Directed by		Jean-Jacques Annaud
Performer		Tony Leung Ka Fai, Frederique Meininger, Arnaud Giovaninetti, Melvil Poupaud, Lisa Faulkner, Xiem Mang & Jeanne Moreau

DVD Details:

Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Originally Released in: 1991
Number of Discs: 1
Rated: Unrated
Run Time: 1 hours, 55 minutes
Video: Color
Region: Region 1 encoding; USA & Canada.
Release Date: December 11, 2001
OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 94,624
Item UPC: 027616869319
Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item(s) for International Shipping.

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