Hiroshima Mon Amour
1959 · Movie · NR · 92 min · ★ 7.7 · 93% critics
In postwar Hiroshima, a French performer and a Japanese architect share an intense connection that becomes a long, searching conversation. As they talk through past loves and personal scars, their memories mingle with reflections on war, loss, and the city’s lasting wounds from the atomic bomb.
Also known as Hiroshima My Love
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Details
- Original title
- Hiroshima mon amour
- Years
- 1959
- Release date
- 1959-06-10
- Language
- French
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Critic score
- 93/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (928 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an intimate, poetic romance that wrestles with memory and wartime trauma; Not for you if you prefer clear, fast storytelling or lighter drama, even compared with Last Year at Marienbad or Jules and Jim.
Pros: poetic dialogue; haunting emotional mood; thought-provoking themes | Cons: slow pace; talk-heavy scenes; can feel confusing
Themes
- new love
- france
- atomic bomb
- return
- lover
- architect
- hiroshima, japan
- black and white
- family
- extramarital affair
- anti war
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1961 · nominated
Cast & crew
Emmanuelle Riva
as Elle
Eiji Okada
as Lui
Stella Dassas
as Mother
Pierre Barbaud
as Father
Bernard Fresson
as German Lover
Directed by Alain Resnais