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Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)

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Reviews Counted: 64

Fresh: 53

Rotten:11

Average Rating: 7.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: In Alain Resnais's artistic adaptation of Margueurite Duras's HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR, a French actress working in Japan meets a Japanese architect with whom she has an affair. Their relationship consists largely of conversations about... In Alain Resnais's artistic adaptation of Margueurite Duras's HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR, a French actress working in Japan meets a Japanese architect with whom she has an affair. Their relationship consists largely of conversations about the bombing at Hiroshima, the horrors that he and his family endured, and her perception of it back home in occupied France. With a camera that operates sometimes like a slide show, other times like a space vessel--switching easily in and out of flashbacks and gently blending footage of both Japan and France--the story unfolds more like a collection of memories than a chronological narrative. Perhaps the most dramatic scene is the unforgettable opener: An impeccably beautiful close-up in black and white depicts lovers writhing first in the ash of bomb fallout, which is washed away by rain, then, as their skin dries, they begin to perspire from making love. She--the nameless female lead (Emmanuele Riva)--remembers everything of the war. But He--the nameless male lead (Eiji Okada)--challenges her to determine if what she remembers is real or just a projection. As with most Marquerite Duras novels, it's hard to determine exactly what happened and what didn't. HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR is truly like a poem, using the emotional words of Duras to propel Resnais's ultrapowerful images. [More]

Starring: Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Bernard Fresson

Starring: Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Bernard Fresson

Director: Alain Resnais

Director: Alain Resnais
Screenwriter: Marguerite Duras

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(****): A masterpiece. Expertly acted, directed and photographed. A great and compelling story. A new favorite of... More
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This is a movie which had been on my "to see list" for a while. Last weekend, after having it bought for a very good bargain,... More
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QUICK REVIEW Hiroshima Mon Amour was a really frustrating film for me. While watching this, I was reminded of another... More
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uber-french movies from the 50's give me the strangest feelings -- a mix of excitement and digust, pleasure and... More
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Hiroshima Mon Amour is perfect. So thanks goes out to Chris for recommending this film to me. It's like it was... More
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Summary (from IMDB): A young French woman has spent the night with a Japanese man in Hiroshima where she went for the... More
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