What film known as L'Ours in its original release, was directed by the same director behind  "The Lover" (1992), and "Seven Years in Tibet" (1997)?
The Bear (1988 film) The Bear (known as L'Ours in its original release) is a 1988 French film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and released by TriStar Pictures. Adapted from the novel "The Grizzly King" (1916) by American author James Oliver Curwood, the screenplay was written by Gérard Brach. Set in late 19th-century British Columbia, Canada, the film tells the story of an orphaned bear cub who befriends an adult male grizzly as hunters pursue them through the wild. Several of the themes explored in the story include orphanhood, peril and protection, and mercy toward and on the behalf of a reformed hunter.
The Bilingual Lover The Bilingual Lover (Spanish: El Amante Bilingüe ) is a 1993 Spanish film, written and directed by Vicente Aranda and adapted from a novel by Juan Marsé. It stars Imanol Arias, Ornella Muti and Loles León. The film is a grotesque drama, with some elements of comedy. Set in Barcelona in the 1980s, "El Amante Bilingüe" takes an ironic approach to Catalan linguistic policies, nationalism and eroticism with a pattern of double identity that was based on elements from the author's life.