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.
Title:Hiroshima Mon Amour
Year:1959
Country:France, Japan
Studio:Argos films, Como Films, Daiei Film, Pathé Overseas
Cast:Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Stella Dassas, Pierre Barbaud, Bernard Fresson
Crew:Alain Resnais (Director), Anatole Dauman (Producer), Samy Halfon (Producer), Michio Takahashi (Director of Photography), Sacha Vierny (Director of Photography), Jasmine Chasney (Editor)
Keyword:new love, france, atomic bomb, return, lover, architect, hiroshima, japan, black and white, family, extramarital affair, anti war, nouvelle vague
Release: Jun 10, 1959
Runtime: 92 minutes
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 by 849 users
Popularity: 2.5202
Budget: $0
Revenue: $3193
Language: English, Français, 日本語
