About this title: The Lover is director Jean-Jacques Annaud's adaptation of Marguerite Duras' minimalist 1984 novel. Set in French Indochina in 1929, the film explores the erotic charge of forbidden love. Jane March plays a French teenager sent to a Saigon boarding school, while Tony Leung is a 32-year Chinese aristocrat. They look at each and they both see a ...
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Description: New. Orders placed after Dec. 7 cannot be guaranteed delivery before Christmas. GREAT BUY. Brand New From US Distributor. WE ARE A 5 STAR SELLER with OVER 3, 500, 000 BOOKS SOLD. read more
Format: VHS
Date: January 7, 1997
UPC:027616625830
Description: Jane March, Tony Leung Kar-Fai, Frederique Meininger, Arnaud Giovaninetti, Melvil Poupaud. Fine in fine packaging. Originally released: 1992. Language: English. Run time: 116 mins. (m41) VHS movie [unrated version w/extra footage] is ex-video club copy in excellent cond, with box in excellent cond inside a hard plastic case. read more
Description: Starring Jane March, Tony Leung. Originally released: 1992. Run time: 111 minutes.. From the novel by Marguerite Duras. Screenplay by Gérard Brach. Color. Set in Saigon of the 1920s this is an exploration of love across what are the usual barriers of age and race. read more
Format: DVD
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
UPC:027616869319
Description: New. 027616869319 Brand new and factory sealed! We sell no bootlegs or imports. Buy with confidence! You WILL receive your item QUICKLY! read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Widescreen
DVD region: 1
UPC:027616869319
Description: Brand New & Factory Sealed! Ships Same or Next Day via USPS 1st class shipping! Satisfaction Guaranteed! Over a decade of experience in the DVD industry. read more
Format: VHS
Screen format: Full Screen
Studio: MGM/UA
Date: January 7, 1997
UPC:027616625830
Description: Jane March, Tony Leung Kar-Fai, Frederique Meininger, Arnaud Giovaninetti, Melvil Poupaud. Very good in very good packaging. Language: English. Run time: 116 mins. Aspect ratio: 4: 3. Originally released: 1992. UNRATED VERSION. As shown. For him it was an obsession. For her it was a sexual awakening. March is a poor French teenager who embarks on a a torrid love affair w/a wealthy Chinese man. Sizzling & passionate. Based on bestelling autobiographic novel. read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Widescreen
DVD region: 1
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Date: 12/11/2001
UPC:027616869319
Description: Jane March, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Frédérique Meininger, Arnaud Giovaninetti, Melvil Poupaud. New. 1992 Run time: 115. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
"This is a great film, with compelling cinematography, focused acting performances free of exaggeration, and a recalled story (with matching musical scoring) that touches our core sense of romance without oversimplification. The final "character" is a closing Chopin Waltz that reflects the sentiment of all that has preceded it."
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