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Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)

Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)

Drama Romance History

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

Release Date: 1959, June 10
Directors: Alain Resnais
Countries: France, Japan
Production: Argos films, Como Films, Como Films, Daiei Film, Daiei Film, Pathé Overseas, Pathé Overseas
Cast: Eiji Okada, Emmanuelle Riva, Bernard Fresson, Stella Dassas

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.

Keywords:

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