Hiroshima Mon Amour
Hiroshima Mon Amour

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Hiroshima Mon Amour

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

7.7(901 votes)
1959
1h 32m
DramaHistoryRomance
new lovefranceatomic bombreturnloverarchitecthiroshima, japanblack and whitefamilyextramarital affair

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.

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