Jean-Jacques Annauds The Lover-Our film of the week
It is French Colonial Vietnam in 1929. A young French girl from a
family that is having some monetary difficulties is returning to
boarding school. She is alone on public transportation when she catches
the eye of a wealthy Chinese businessman. He offers her a ride into
town in the back of his chauffeured sedan, and sparks fly. Can the
torrid affair that ensues between them overcome the class restrictions
and social mores of that time? Based on the semi-autobiographical novel
by Maugerite Duras.
She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love.
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