Duras dramaticized The Sea Wall under the title of Eden Cinema. Similar themes are found in the 1989 novel of the same name. It was also adapted for the screen in 1959 by Rene Clement, and later served as the basis for the British Broadcasting Corporation television production entitled A Dam Against the Ocean.

The Lover was adapted for the screen in 1992 by French director Jean-Jacques Annaud and was narrated by Jeanne Moreau. It starred Jane March, Tony Leung, Lisa Faulkner, and Frederique Meininger.