The Lover
7.3
This is a remarkably subtle film–a character study that focuses on Mitya’s attempts to cope with each new startling phase of discovery. At first he mourns for his dead wife, but then he discovers that he didn’t really know her.
Where to watch
Not streaming anywhere
Not on any streaming service in United States, and not available to rent.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
19 people
Oleg Yankovsky
Дмитрий Чарышев
Known for
Nostalgia
The Very Same Munchhausen
Sergey Garmash
Иван
Known for
Brigada
Attraction
Vera Voronkova
Вера
Known for
Paradise
Valeriy Prokhorov
кондуктор
Also in
Love Witchcraft
The Saboteur 2: The End of the War
Irina Sokolova
Sima
Known for
War
Moloch
Andrei Smirnov
Петя
Also in
Yuri's Day
Vladimir Yumatov
Адик
Also in
Murderers
Offline
Galina Kashkovskaya
Known for
Down House
Evgeniy Kosyrev
Known for
Cosmoball
Aleksey Kolokoltsev
Also in
Women in a Game Without Rules
Crossroads
Zinaida Zubkova
Also in
My Golden Days
War. Remain Human
Irina Kartashyova
Also in
Wow! A Talking Fish!
A Present for the Weakest
Valery Todorovsky Director · Gennadiy Ostrovskiy Screenplay Serhiy Mykhalchuk Cinematographer
United States release November 11, 2002 · Produced in Russia · Production Rekun - Cinema
Production
Valery Todorovsky Production Company
Production
Rekun - Cinema
Production
Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Любовник
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · October 24, 2002
Theatrical
United States · November 11, 2002
Theatrical
More from Valery Todorovsky
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked The Lover
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
