Hiroshima, My Love (1959) France
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Director:Resnais, Alain, Barbaud, Pierre, Dassas, Stella, Fresson, Bernard, Okada, Eiji, Riva, Emmanuelle
Studio:Argos Films
Writer:Marguerite Duras
Rating:7.9 (9,716 votes)
Date Added:2012-06-05
ASIN:037429180723
Awards:Nominated for Oscar, Another 5 wins & 4 nominations
Genre:French films
IMDb:0052893
Duration:1:30:00
Aspect Ratio:1.37 : 1
Sound:Mono
Languages:French
Subtitles:English
LAC code:300008294
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:DVD Copy
Resnais, Alain, Barbaud, Pierre, Dassas, Stella, Fresson, Bernard, Okada, Eiji, Riva, Emmanuelle  ...  (Director)
Marguerite Duras  ...  (Writer)
 
Emmanuelle Riva  ...  Elle
Eiji Okada  ...  Lui
Stella Dassas  ...  Mother
Pierre Barbaud  ...  Father
Bernard Fresson  ...  German Lover
Comments: DFR 145

Summary: A cornerstone of French cinema, Alain Resnais' first feature is one of the most influential films of all time. A French actress (Emmanuelle Riva) and a Japanese architect (Eiji Okada) engage in a brief, intense affair in postwar Hiroshima, their consuming fascination impelling them to exorcise their own scarred memories of love and suffering. Utilizing an innovative flashback structure and an Academy Award®-nominated screenplay by novelist Marguerite Duras, Resnais delicately weaves past and present, personal pain and public anguish, in this moody masterwork.