She gave her innocence, her passion, her body. The one thing she couldn't give was her love.
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.
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Cast
- Jane MarchThe Young Girl
- Tony Leung Ka-faiThe Chinaman
- Frédérique MeiningerThe Mother
- Arnaud GiovaninettiThe Elder Brother
- Melvil PoupaudThe Younger Brother
- Lisa FaulknerHelene Lagonelle
- Jeanne MoreauNarrator (voice)
- Xiem MangThe Chinaman's Father
- Philippe Le DemThe French Teacher
- Ann SchaufussAnne-Marie Stretter
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- Jean-Jacques AnnaudDirector
- Gérard BrachScreenplay
- Jean-Jacques AnnaudScreenplay
- Marguerite DurasNovel
- Robert FraisseDirector of Photography
- Gabriel YaredOriginal Music Composer
- Noëlle BoissonEditor
- Claude BerriProducer
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