Hiroshima Mon Amour
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.
Year: 1959
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Studio: Argos films, Como Films, Daiei Film, Pathé Overseas
Director: Alain Resnais
Cast: Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Stella Dassas, Pierre Barbaud, Bernard Fresson
Crew: Michio Takahashi (Director of Photography), Alain Resnais (Director), Anne Sarraute (Editor), Samy Halfon (Producer), Sacha Vierny (Director of Photography), Marguerite Duras (Screenplay)
Keyword : new love, france, atomic bomb, return, lover, architect, hiroshima, japan, black and white, family, extramarital affair, anti war
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