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Movies like The Lover

The Lover is a sensual, wistful colonial drama about a forbidden love shaped by age, origin and class. The list below looks for films with a similar mix of eroticism, literary roots, period look and melancholic mood.

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Lolita1997 · 137 minAnother literary adaptation about a fraught relationship across a big age gap.Streaming: Amazon Arthaus Channel, Arthaus+

The Quiet American2002 · 101 minSet in colonial Indochina, with love and melancholy.Not streaming right now

Anna Karenina1997 · 108 minForbidden passion, a literary source and lush period design.Streaming: Paramount Plus, ARD Plus

Lady Chatterley's Lover2022 · 126 minA sensual love across class lines, told slowly and tangibly.Streaming: Netflix

The Mother2003 · 112 minAn erotic affair that quietly breaks social rules.Not streaming right now

A Nos Amours1983 · 102 minFrench coming-of-age about a young woman's first experiences and willfulness.Streaming: Amazon Prime Video

The Invisible Woman2013 · 111 minA secret, formative relationship in a period setting, restrained and wistful.Streaming: WOW, Sky Go

Maurice1987 · 140 minForbidden love across social lines, calm and literary in tone.Streaming: Joyn Plus, ARD Plus

Dangerous Liaisons1988 · 119 minFrench source material, seduction and power in lavish settings.Rent or buy only

Madame Bovary1949 · 106 minA woman seeks fulfilment in forbidden affairs, from a classic novel.Rent or buy only

From the Land of the Moon2016 · 120 minFrench drama about longing and passionate love set in the past.Streaming: Amazon Arthaus Channel, Arthaus+

Indochine1992 · 159 minFrench colonial drama in Indochina with love and melancholy.Streaming: Amazon Arthaus Channel, Arthaus+

In the Mood for Love2000 · 99 minForbidden love, longing and wistfulness in a similarly sensual visual style.Rent or buy only

The Last Emperor1987 · 163 minOpulent Asian period drama with a calm, unhurried narrative.Streaming: Amazon Arthaus Channel, Arthaus+

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