Principal cast
Emmanuelle Riva as Elle, Eiji Okada as Lui, Stella Dassas as Mother, Pierre Barbaud as Father, and Bernard Fresson as German Lover
Film 203 of 244 on the Screen Path
Hiroshima Mon Amour
From the measureless depths of a woman's emotions...
About the film
Hiroshima Mon Amour at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1959 film at stop 203 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Michio Takahashi (director of photography), Sacha Vierny (director of photography), Anne Sarraute (editor), Henri Colpi (editor), and Jasmine Chasney (editor)
- Director
- Alain Resnais
- Release
- 1959-06-10
- Runtime
- 92 minutes
- Genres
- Drama, History, and Romance
- Country
- France
- Quiz
- 51 questions
The Screen Path journey
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