The Lover
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Movie Reviews of The Lover
Movie Review: The most romantic artistic project of this original director!
Summary: 5 Stars
Jean Jacques Anaud is a very talented director. Since his debut in 1977 with "Black and white in colors" and his cult movie "The war of fire", we were aware about him. He was the responsible for bringing us the notable cinematographic adaptation of "The name of the rose". That's why one wonders oneself about his unlimited magic. "The lover" is a film based on Marguerite Duras' novel, and portraits the memories of a teenager who meets a Chinese and wealthy dandy. Impacted and dazzled by his elegance and good manners, tired of her problematic familiar nucleus, impoverished by external affairs and wishful to experience new sensations, becomes his mistress.
Although the film is slow-paced, it has intense moments, perhaps due the fact the handle of the narrative time doesn't fit with the time in the cinema. Sometimes reiterative and rhetorical, we will witness the imminent fatality that waits for them when the cultural, economic and social appears as an insurmountable barrier.
An original item among your invaluable collection.
Movie Review: One Of The Most Sexuely Graphic Films Ever Made
Summary: 5 Stars
Jean-Jacques Annaud The Lover is one of the greatest romances I have ever seen its romentic,full of passion,beutifuly photographed,brillently acted,taboo shattering,and has incridable music. This is what film is all about its a story about a 32 year old man and a 15 year old girl who have a sexuel relationship together. Thats why its so taboo for is because of the age difference not to manchen the extremely graphic love scenes and rape scenes only found in the unrated version on DVD. This film is incridable and is only for adults do to the graphic subject matter even the R rated version is bad and thats not even close to as graphic as the unrated version is. The unrated version which has ten more min of graphic sex put in to the movie. The unrated version would difenitly be rated NC-17 if it want throught the ratings bord. This is a wonderful film but for adults only.Warning: This film is unrated do to graphic sexuality,graphic sex scenes,graphic rape scenes,graphic nudity,and graphic language.This film is for adults only.
Movie Review: Great Sexpectations?
Summary: 5 Stars
The first time I heared about "The Lover", I was in highschool and it was one of those films that my fellow pupils scandalously giggled about in the corner. In fact, one day when my parents weren't home, my best friend and I mischieviously decided to rent this "borderline porn flick" and get an eyeful of what all the hoopla was about.
While I expected various (and potentially continuous) horizontal aerobics, it was to my surprise that I actually liked this film and it had absolutely nothing to do with sex.
With my 16-year-old mind, I couldn't understand why I liked such a "dirty movie."
Was I a pervert? Perhaps.
But most likely, I think I was just a curious teenager.
About thirteen years later, I watched this movie again and this time I loved it.
While I've not yet read the novel, I still love this movie - because finally, I understood why the young French girl cried the way she did as she was leaving on the ferry and realized that she will never be the same again.
Movie Review: buy it for the soundtrack alone!
Summary: 5 Stars
Beautifully filmed "Asian" themed story, of young love. No over the top sexual scenes...everything is tastfully shot and acted. The soundtrack is so haunting and beautiful, I rushed out to purchase it on CD! I enjoyed the director's ability to capture the times of pre-war Vietnam. Jane March is a beautiful young actress...unfortunately, we have not seen her since this film, in any other serious acting roles. Where have you gone Jane? While not as erotic or exciting as the classic 1974 "Emmanuel" or 1975's "The Image", this film holds its own with those two fine erotic films. I understand there is an "unrated" version of this film available somewhere on VHS...if so, that would probably be the one to purchase. Even though its picture quality would not be as good as a DVD. The "R" rated version is very tame sexually. Still, I highly recommend this fine foreign film, if for only the mood it presents and the soundtrack's lovely melody...which will remain with you and impress you, as much as Jane's lovely young body does.Movie Review: Diffrentiating Between Sex and Love
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie has one thinking what sex and love is. Can sex and love go hand in hand? That is the question of what the movie brought to my attention. I saw this movie on an independent film channel and the character, a young girl, has an affair with an older Chinese man. Her family struggles financially. The mother is a widowed schoolteacher and her brothers are obnoxious and want to get into her personal life. She does introduce her lover to her family and he does treat them to dinner. However, what was puzzling was their relationship. Did they actually have real feelings toward one another? He was arranged to be married and there would have never been anything more between them. This movie diffrentiates between sex and love. Is it possible to have a sex only relationship? If so, how can it last? Do emotional feelings get in the way of their relationship?
Duras was experimenting sex for the first time. It was an experience that she would carry through her adult life.