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Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1959 · 92 mins · French
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- Directed by
- Alain Resnais
- Starring
- Bernard Fresson, Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Pierre Barbaud, Stella Dassas
A deep conversation between a Japanese architect and a French actress anchors this celebrated French New Wave film. Set in post‑war Hiroshima, the two former lovers, now friends, spend hours recalling past romances and lives while reflecting on the horror and lingering trauma of the atomic bombing that devastated the city.
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