FR 138 The French Novel on Film
"The Lover" (1992 Jean-Jacques Annaud)
Viewing Questions

1.  In what ways does the film make the viewer aware that is it an adaptation of a novel?

2.  Do you notice any plot changes?  Any scenes added that were not part of Duras's story?

3.  What aspects of life and society in colonial Vietnam does the film emphasize (if any) over the novel?

4.  Does this strike you as a "faithful" adaptation of the novel?  Why or why not?