The Lover
Taste attributes: dramaromancesexhistoricalbiographyslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiplove conquers allunlikely connections
"She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love."
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, stirring romantic drama, heavy rather than light. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1992
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Films A2
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
