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What is The Lover about? 
Set in 1920s Indochina, a poor French teenage girl engages in a scandalous affair with a wealthy Chinese man, defying societal norms and cultural expectations. Despite the odds against them, they indulge in a torrid romance that transforms their lives forever. Based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Marguerite Duras.
What movies are similar to The Lover? 
Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Lover include Jerry Maguire, Phenomenon, Far and Away, Sea of Love, Forrest Gump, Before Sunrise.