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.
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Title: Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Emmanuelle Riva | ... | Elle (as Emmanuele Riva) | |
| Eiji Okada | ... | Lui | |
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Stella Dassas | ... | Mother |
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Pierre Barbaud | ... | Father |
| Bernard Fresson | ... | German Lover | |
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A French woman and a Japanese man have an affair while she is in Japan making a film about peace and the impact of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, The man, an architect, lost his family in the bombing. She recalls her lover during the war, a 23 year-old German soldier who later died. Despite the time they spend together, her attachment appears minimal and they go forward into the future. Written by garykmcd
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Title translation: "Hiroshima, My Love". Hiroshima is the largest city in the Chugoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. See more »Goofs
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 »Frequently Asked Questions
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16 May 1960 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$18,494, 19 October 2014Gross USA:
$96,439Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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This is surely one of the most impressive movies i know. It is also a very impressive portrait of a woman. Don't expect to see an ordinary love story -it is as not so much a love story as a story of a wounded person meeting a wounded city. A story about two people hurt by peace. Even though it is over more than four decennia old it feels surprisingly new. The reason for this must be the beautiful photography -starting with the very first shots of the two lovers- and the deliberate moving away from conventional script writing by Marguerite Dumas. The movie has the feel of an opera, with the music of Georges Delerue as a moving force. I thought it was enchanting, and it stayed with me for days after.