The Lost Lover (L'amante perduto) 25 years old

The Lost Lover, inspired by Abraham Yehoshua's masterpiece novel, tells the story of a troubled love between Adam and his wife Asya. It is a frozen love, made so by a deep sorrow, started with the death in a car accident of their four year old son. It is also the story of their sleepless teenage daughter Dafi, who observes them with keen eyes, trying to figure out what is going on with her family and why her mother seems so absent. One day a stranger turns up, Gabriel, a young Israeli just arrived from Paris. Touched by Gabriel's youth and vulnerability, Asya rediscovers love and comes to life again. It is also the story of a young Arab mechanic, Na Im, who takes a bus every day to Tel Aviv to go to work in Adam's garage, and when by chance he gets to know Dafi, a passionate love between them overcomes their fears.

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The Lost Lover Cast

Name Character
Ciarán Hinds He was 46, now 71 years old as Adam
Phyllida Law She was 67, now 92 years old as The grandmother
Stuart Bunce He was 27, now 53 years old as Gabriel
Juliet Aubrey She was 32, now 57 years old as Asya

The Lost Lover Crew

Name Department
The Lost Lover (25 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, October 05, 1999
  • Runtime: 97 minutes