Release Date
1959-06-10
Status
Released
Original Title
Hiroshima mon amour
Runtime
1h 32m
Revenue
$3,193
Original Language
FR
Production Countries
France, Japan
Production Companies
Argos films, Como Films, Daiei Film, Pathé Overseas
Overview
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.
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