L'amant (2004)
Release Year: 2004
Nation: Japan
Alternative Title: 情人 ラマン, Любовникът, Aşık, The Lover
Director: Ryuichi Hiroki, Ryûichi Hiroki
Writer: Kei Shichiri, Naito Yamada, Yamada Naito
Production & Genre
Producer: Producer: Hirohisa Mukuju
Companies: Arcimboldo Y.K., Production company
Genre: Drama
Budget: N/A
Keywords
Story
Bored high-school senior Chikako enters into an unusual agreement with three older men, whom she refers to as A, B, and C. She spends a year with them, providing sexual services in exchange for money. The relationships among the men shift throughout this period, challenging conventional notions of power and desire. One of the men ends up hospitalized due to a stab wound, introducing an emotional element into their arrangement.
Summary
L'amant (The Lover) is a Japanese drama film released in 2004, directed by Ryuichi Hiroki. Based on a manga, the movie explores themes of power dynamics and sexual relationships through the lens of a unique contractual agreement between a teenage girl, Chikako, played by an adult actress, and three older men. The story challenges societal norms around sex and relationships, with themes of impotence, both literal and figurative, playing out throughout the narrative.
