The Lover by Jean-Jacques Anno (based on the novel by Marguerite Duras) with Jane March and Tony Leung in the lead roles (1992). A great melodrama, shot with a sense of taste and measure, and shot magnificently (operator nomination for the Oscar in 1993), an excellent soundtrack (Cesar in 1993), the film has 5 more nominations for
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The Lover by Jean-Jacques Anno (based on the novel by Marguerite Duras) with Jane March and Tony Leung in the lead roles (1992). A great melodrama, shot with a sense of taste and measure, and shot magnificently (operator nomination for the Oscar in 1993), an excellent soundtrack (Cesar in 1993), the film has 5 more nominations for Cesar. A young French woman from a family impoverished after the death of her father accidentally meets a rich Chinese man on a ferry. In view of the fact that it happens in the 30s about any serious relationship, especially marriage is out of the question (both from the one and the other side), but they were irresistibly drawn to each other and, as it turned out, this first sensory experience for her (she was in the last grade of school, and he was in his 30s) was not just an adventure for money, as she tried to convince herself, and he also carried this feeling through his life. To some extent, this novel was autobiographical for M. Duras.
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