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Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)

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From the measureless depths of a woman's emotions...

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Alain Resnais
  • Profile picture of Emmanuelle Riva
    Elle Emmanuelle Riva
  • Profile picture of Eiji Okada
    Lui Eiji Okada
  • Profile picture of Stella Dassas
    Mother Stella Dassas
  • Profile picture of Pierre Barbaud
    Father Pierre Barbaud
  • Profile picture of Bernard Fresson
    German Lover Bernard Fresson

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Keywords

  • new love
  • france
  • atomic bomb
  • return
  • lover
  • architect
  • hiroshima, japan
  • black and white
  • family
  • extramarital affair
  • anti war
  • nouvelle vague