Drama / Romance /

Score: 70.1%( 703 votes )

Overview: 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.

Cast:

Jane March
The Young Girl

Tony Leung
The Chinaman

Frédérique Meininger
The Mother

Arnaud Giovaninetti
The Elder Brother

Melvil Poupaud
The Younger Brother

Lisa Faulkner
Helene Lagonelle

Jeanne Moreau
Narrator

Xiem Mang
The Chinaman's Father

Philippe Le Dem
The French Teacher

Ann Schaufuss
Anne-Marie Stretter

Tania Torrens
The Principal

Espérance Pham Thai Lan
Femme

Hélène Patarot
The Assistant Mistress

Yvonne Wingerter
The Writer (beginning)

Raymonde Heudeline
The Writer (end)

Quach Van An
The Driver

Do Minh Vien
The Young Boy

Frédéric Auburtin
Liner Pianist

Alido H. Gaudencio
Anne-Marie Stretters Driver

Vu Dinh Thi
Ferry Captain

Truong Thu
Bus Driver

Thi Cam Thuy Nguyen
Bride

Lu Van Trang
Bus Controller

Vu Kim Trong
Young Girls Coolie