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Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)

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

Genre : Drama, History, Romance

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Alain Resnais
Writer : Marguerite Duras

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Emmanuelle Riva
Emmanuelle Riva
Elle
Eiji Okada
Eiji Okada
Lui
Stella Dassas
Stella Dassas
Mother
Pierre Barbaud
Pierre Barbaud
Father
Bernard Fresson
Bernard Fresson
German Lover

Crews

Alain Resnais
Alain Resnais
Director
Anatole Dauman
Anatole Dauman
Producer
Samy Halfon
Samy Halfon
Producer
Michio Takahashi
Michio Takahashi
Director of Photography
Sacha Vierny
Sacha Vierny
Director of Photography
Jasmine Chasney
Jasmine Chasney
Editor
Anne Sarraute
Anne Sarraute
Editor
Marguerite Duras
Marguerite Duras
Screenplay
Henri Colpi
Henri Colpi
Editor
Giovanni Fusco
Giovanni Fusco
Original Music Composer
Georges Delerue
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Minoru Esaka
Minoru Esaka
Production Design
Mayo
Mayo
Production Design
Petri
Petri
Production Design
Lucilla Mussini
Lucilla Mussini
Production Design
Gerard Collery
Gerard Collery
Costume Design
Sacha Kamenka
Sacha Kamenka
Production Manager
Takeo Shirakawa
Takeo Shirakawa
Production Manager
Alexandre Marcus
Alexandre Marcus
Makeup Artist

Trailers and other movies

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