Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
Original Title: Hiroshima mon amour
Drama
History
Romance
7.7 (838 votes)
1h 32m
Overview
The deep conversation between a Japanese architect and a French actress forms the basis of this celebrated French film, considered one of the vanguard productions of the French New Wave. Set in Hiroshima after the end of World War II, the couple -- lovers turned friends -- recount, over many hours, previous romances and life experiences. The two intertwine their stories about the past with pondering the devastation wrought by the atomic bomb dropped on the city.
Details
- Director
- Alain Resnais
- Writer
- Marguerite Duras
- Original Language
- French
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Keywords
anti war
architect
atomic bomb
black and white
criterion
extramarital affair
family
france
hiroshima
japan
lover
new love
nouvelle vague
return
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