Cinematic background from The Lover 1992 - A poor French teenage girl engages in an illicit affair with a wealthy Chinese heir in 1920s Saigon. For the first time in her young life she has control, and she wields it deftly over her besotted lover throughout a series of clandestine meetings and torrid encounters.
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man and a woman standing in front of an open gate; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man's face in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – Two men holding an umbrella under an awning near an antique car; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A group of people standing in a large room; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A person sitting in a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man sitting at a table with a glass of wine; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A woman wearing a hat and a dress; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man's face in front of another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A group of people sitting at a table eating food; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man and a woman sitting on a couch; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – People walking down a street at night in the dark; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man and a woman standing next to each other on a beach; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – An older man wearing a hat and a black robe; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man and a woman are looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A person wearing a suit and holding an umbrella; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man in a suit and tie holding a pair of chopsticks; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A group of people standing around tables in an open air market; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A person brushing his teeth; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man and a woman standing next to a railing; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man sitting next to a young girl; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man wearing a suit and tie sitting at a table in a restaurant; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man and a woman sitting in the back of a car; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man wearing a blue hat and a blue robe; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man in a suit and tie sitting in a plane; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man in a white suit and a brown tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A group of people standing next to each other in front of a grill; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A woman sitting on a train with a hat on; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A person sitting in a vehicle; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man and a woman sitting at a table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man and a woman looking at one another in a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A woman walking down a walkway holding a suitcase; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man and a little girl standing at a dining table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – An old car parked in front of an old building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man's face in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man sitting in a car looking out the window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man and a woman standing next to a railing; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man and a woman look out over the water; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man and a woman are sitting at a dinner table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – Two men in suits are standing in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A woman and a man are sitting at a dinner table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man walking down the street holding an umbrella; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man and a woman sitting in the back of a car; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A young woman wearing a hat looking at a man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – An old car is parked in a dirt lot; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man sitting on top of a bench near a window; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A woman wearing a hat with a braid in her hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A group of people sitting on top of a wooden platform; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A young girl wearing a hat with a bow in her hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A woman sitting in a car looking out the window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man's face with a smile; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A bridge over a body of water with a car on it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man in a white suit and a white hat is walking down the street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – Two men face to face in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man sitting at a table with a plate of food in front of him; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A group of people on small boats in a body of water at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A group of people sitting at a table in the dark; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A group of people sitting on top of a bike; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man sitting at a table with a plate in front of him; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A man sitting in front of a piano in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – An old car is parked next to a building with smoke billowing out of it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A street scene with people walking on the sidewalk; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A young woman wearing a hat on top of a sailboat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A woman sitting at a dinner table with wine glasses; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – An old car parked on the side of the road; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A group of people dancing in an indoor area; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A person looking at a person's face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – People are sitting at tables in a restaurant; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – A young girl wearing a hat with pigtails; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Lover” (1992), directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud – An old photo of a street scene with cars and horses; Extreme Wide shot, High angle