: Narrated by the "world-weary" voice of Jeanne Moreau as the girl in adulthood, the film frames the affair as a formative memory of sexual awakening and longing. Finding the Film: Internet Archive and Free Streaming

: The two first cross paths on a ferry across the Mekong River, where the man is captivated by the girl’s unconventional beauty.

Set in 1929 French Indochina, the film explores the torrid, illicit affair between a 15-year-old French girl (Jane March) and a wealthy 32-year-old Chinese man (Tony Leung Ka-fai).