Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
7.7
/10 By 802 Votes
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.
Release Date : June 10, 1959
Runtime : 92m
Genre : Drama, History, Romance
Companies : Argos Films, Como Films, Daiei Film, Pathé Overseas, Pathé Entertainment
Countries : France, Japan
Keywords : new love, france, atomic bomb, return, lover, architect, hiroshima, japan, black and white, family, extramarital affair, anti war, nouvelle vague
