Jean-Jacques Annaud’s 1992 film is a visually lush adaptation of Marguerite Duras’s semi-autobiographical novel, exploring a forbidden romance in 1929 French Indochina. The film is distinguished by its on-location shooting in Vietnam, featuring narration by Jeanne Moreau, and has been preserved in various forms on the Internet Archive. Explore digital copies of the original novel and related materials on the Internet Archive

: The "Reviews" section allows users to read community feedback and technical notes about the specific upload quality.

The lover : Duras, Marguerite : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming

In the pantheon of 1990s erotic cinema, few films carry the atmospheric weight and controversial allure of Jean-Jacques Annaud’s The Lover ( L'Amant ). Released in 1992 and based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Marguerite Duras, the film is a lush, humid journey into colonial Vietnam and the complexities of forbidden desire.

Drop a comment below—does the ending phone call make you cry every single time, or is it just me?

It no longer read December 12, 1992 . It now read: Today. 2:14 AM .