Hiroshima, mon amour
Hiroshima, mon amour
France, 88 min, 1959
A French actress filming an anti-war movie in post-WWII Hiroshima shares a brief but intense 24-hour affair with a Japanese architect. Their passionate encounter triggers painful memories of her first love, a German soldier during the occupation of France, intertwining their personal traumas with the collective devastation of the atomic bomb.
- Crew: Screenplay: Marguerite Duras Cinematography: Michio Takahashi, Sacha Vierny Music: Georges Delerue, Giovanni Fusco Editing: Jasmine Chasney, Henri Colpi, Anne Sarraute Production: Samy Halfon, Anatole Dauman Production Design: Mayo, Petri, Lucilla Mussini, Minoru Esaka Costume Design: Gérard Collery
- Cast: Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Bernard Fresson, Stella Dassas, Pierre Barbaud