The Lover (1992)

Soft yet erotic, this tale won't disappoint

This movie is great for those slowed down nights when you want to sit back with a lover and enjoy a sensuous movie. It is titilating without getting awkward and pleasant to watch again and again. July 12, 2008

THE LOVER is Fit, for a Woman Like Me!

I love this Movie, I love the story plot, and most of all, I love Jane March and Tony Leung for doing this. Excellent job! Now, it's obvious to me that anytime the title,"THE LOVER" is heard, I glow from the inside. That happened to me the first time I seen it on ON DEMAND. It was a windy night too. A fit night for a Sensuous, Breathtaking, Pulse pounding,and deeply intimate movie. I knew right then and there that I had to write about it. The remake of "Lolita" is my favorite, now "The Lover" is my 2nd best movie around. This movie was everything I predicted. Once-young Actress Jane March had her character down to a key, being a girl who has a mother for a school teacher, a older brother for a jerk, a little brother who's shy and kind to everyone and has wandering eyes for the fortunate life. She meets Tony Leung's character "The Chinaman" and that's when love starts to bloom. When he touched her hand, while they were riding, she never felt nervous, she dosed off in the black car. I had the feeling that she didn't mind the Chinaman being attracted to her. And I guess he didn't mind her being sleepy at all. She kept this all on the Down-Low,She never told anybody, not even her friend at the camp. When the attraction came to the bedroom, nothing around them ever mattered. He was afraid and shy, but she trusted him. He worried that he'd be throwned in jail for Stachitory Rape, but she assured him that it'll be okay. She made her move, he made his, and everything else came with it. What really made me glow is that they didn't stop seeing each other, when he got married to some other woman,that's when the STEAMY affair ended. I had no issue with this movie because it was harmless. She loved him, he loved her and that was all that mattered to them. Age was indeed out of the question. So, this is why I give it 2 thumbs up, an A+,5 stars and everyting else that's in the book. This movie inspired me to look at love at a totally different view, and thanks to romance, I did. May 5, 2008

Surprised by the new Video transfer

I bought the old DVD long time ago.

The new mastered DVD. Video quality is incredible.
Although the sound is still 2 channel Dolby.

Great movie. Comparable with Lust/ Caution. February 24, 2008

review

This film had great potential but I found it to be weak and not as explicit as I had hoped. Most of the sex scenes were frequent enough but was much too mild for my taste. The actors were good but the lighting often seemed poor. I think there could have been much more established with the other girls at the boarding school. February 20, 2008

Words cannot describe the sensuality and suffering of these characters

But I can try...I have watched this film many many times and it is ALWAYS in my pile for movie night with the girls. Tony Leung is so beautiful in this film, vulnerable and proud. Jane March is magnificent as her portrayal of a young girl wise way beyond her years was actually played while March was a young girl. The love scenes are sensual beyond description and the end will rip your heart out as both characters suffer so deeply for tradition and principle. January 4, 2008

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