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The Lover

2002 · 96 min · Director: Valery Todorovsky

The Lover (2002) is a romance, directed by Valery Todorovsky. It stars Oleg Yankovskiy and Sergey Garmash. The 96-minute film holds an audience score of 5.7/10.

What The Lover Is About

Mitya has lost his wife and is grieving, and then discovers that he never really knew her. When the other man in her life appears, the two of them face each other over the impossibility of sharing a woman who is dead. Valery Todorovsky's 2002 film is interested less in the event than in the reaction: a life a man thought he understood being taken away from him piece by piece. Oleg Yankovskiy and Sergey Garmash play the two men, and the picture is almost entirely the tension between them. Jealousy mixed into mourning, never once raising its voice.

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What is The Lover about?

Mitya has lost his wife and is grieving, and then discovers that he never really knew her. When the other man in her life appears, the two of them face each other over the impossibility of sharing a woman who is dead.

Where can I watch The Lover?

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How long is The Lover?

The Lover runs for 96 minutes (1h 36m).

When did The Lover come out?

The Lover was released in 2002.

Who directed The Lover?

The Lover was directed by Valery Todorovsky.

Who stars in The Lover?

The Lover stars Oleg Yankovskiy, Sergey Garmash, Vera Voronkova, Valeriy Prokhorov.

What is The Lover's rating?

The Lover holds 7.3/10 on IMDb and 5.7/10 on TMDB. Its Pulse Score is 68 out of 100.

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