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Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
Hiroshima mon amour (original title)

90 min  -  Drama | Romance | War   -  16 May 1960 (USA)
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A French actress filming an anti-war film in Hiroshima has an affair with a married Japanese architect as they share their differing perspectives on war.

Director:

Alain Resnais
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Emmanuelle Riva Emmanuelle Riva ...
Eiji Okada ...
Lui
Stella Dassas Stella Dassas ...
Mother
Pierre Barbaud Pierre Barbaud ...
Father
Bernard Fresson Bernard Fresson ...
German Lover
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Storyline

1959. A French young woman has spent the night with a Japanese man, at Hiroshima where she went for the shooting of a film about peace. He reminds her of the first man she loved. It was during World War II, and he was a German soldier. The main themes of this film are memory and oblivion. Written by Yepok  

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Plot Keywords:

Love | Oblivion | Flashback | Hiroshima Japan | Jump Cut  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance | War

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Details

Country:

France | Japan

Language:

French | Japanese | English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Hiroshima - min älskade See more »

Filming Locations:

Autun, Saône-et-Loire, France See more »

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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Eiji Okada (playing Lui) did not know any French and was coached in pronouncing each syllable and memorized that order. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: After they leave the teahouse, a shot from the side shows Lui standing behind Elle to her left with a gap of about a foot and a half. The next frontal shot shows him standing directly behind her with only a small gap between them. See more »

Quotes

Elle: You're destroying me. You're good for me.
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Connections

Referenced in Level Five (1997) See more »