Hiroshima Mon Amour

1959 · directed by Alain Resnais

Rating
85/100
Hit
yes

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.

Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959), directed by Alain Resnais, rates 85/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Emmanuelle Riva
  • Eiji Okada
  • Stella Dassas
  • Pierre Barbaud
  • Bernard Fresson

Crew

  • Michio Takahashi — Director of Photography
  • Sacha Vierny — Director of Photography
  • Anne Sarraute — Editor
  • Henri Colpi — Editor
  • Jasmine Chasney — Editor
  • Georges Delerue — Original Music Composer
  • Giovanni Fusco — Original Music Composer
  • Marguerite Duras — Screenplay

More from Alain Resnais

  1. Night and Fog (1956) — 84/100 · short, not counted
  2. Last Year at Marienbad (1961) — 82/100 · hit
  3. My American Uncle (1980) — 78/100
  4. Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime (1968) — 77/100
  5. The War Is Over (1966) — 76/100
  6. Mélo (1986) — 75/100

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