The Lover
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Movie Reviews of The Lover
Movie Review: A beautiful coming of age movie
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of my favorite movies of all time and I still cry every time I see it. It is sexually explicit, but the scenes are erotic, artsy, and beautiful. Yet, this movie is more than a tool for foreplay. It is a delicate love story, a story of two people who could never be together due to differences in race, age, religion, and culture. Although they know from the beginning their relationship cannot last, each dives in anyway.This is one of the few coming of age stories that centers around a girl, and the only one I can think of that centers around her sexual growth. Through her tricky attempt to maintain a separation of her physical form and emotional state, she learns the hard way that the mind-body connection is strong.
Movie Review: Beautiful, evocative, erotic
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow, wow, wow...memories of this movie have stayed with me for years. I even recently bought the book on eBay to read the supposedly autobiographical material from which the movie was made. It's gorgeously filmed and directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, as well, which doesn't hurt with a piece as erotic as this one. It's the tale of a young schoolgirl and her affair with an older Asian man in Indochina in the 20s. He becomes infatuated with her but because of issues of class can never hope to marry her, a situation which seems to be exactly to her liking. She appears to be involved strictly for the physical pleasure.Terrific and soooo memorable. Some call this movie soft porn; well, if that's so, then I'm all for it!
Movie Review: Most Amazing Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this dvd abroad, and heard that it had been banned in the States because it was considered pornography, so I don't know what version of the movie this is: the "American one" with over 12 minutes missing, or the "European one". The story line is a 'Lolita'-like motif: a teenage girl and a 30-something man become lovers. Even though the movie has some explicit sex scenes (if you watch the "European verision"), I think that in all, this movie is one of the most beautiful and sesual movies I've even seen. The movie plays close attention to detail that places the audience in the actual scene. Everyone should check it out to see the hype. It's a beautiful and tragic love story that really touched me.Movie Review: My Favorite Love Story
Summary: 5 Stars
Some people discard it as mere soft porn. While it has the most torrid love scenes, it is also the most touching story between two people who transcend social boundaries, race (a Chinese man with a white French girl) and family pressures to be together.
French director Jean-Jacques Annaud spent over a year in Vietnam scouting for the most beautiful locations and remain of French colonial empire. The music is dauting, the costumes are beautiful, and photography captures the sultry atmosphere of Indochina. A true masterpiece, to see over and over again! (Just make sure that whoever you watch it with knows you well, as certain sex scenes may be embarassing to watch!)
Movie Review: An Emotionally Moving Love Story
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Lover" is a very touching love story between two attractive people of very different backgrounds.
The main players in this drama, Tony Leung and Jane March, put forth wonderful acting performances. There is an extraordinary chemistry between them which is clearly identifiable on the screen. The steamy love scenes are very erotic and are some of the most explicit you'll ever see in a mainstream film.
Being an Asian male who has had many relationships with Caucasion women, I was able to identify with this film on a level that most others cannot.
A tremendous film. If you're a sucker for great romances, this is a must-own.