HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR

France, Japan - 1959 - B&W - 90’

Dir.:Alain Resnais | Scr.: Marguerite Duras | Cin.: Sacha Vierny, Michio Takahashi | Ed.: Henri Colpi, Jasmine Chasney, Anne Sarraute | Mus.: Georges Delerue, Giovanni Fusco | Cast: Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Bernard Fresson, Stella Dassas | Prod.: Samy Halfon, Anatole Dauman 

Alain Resnais' "Hiroshima, Mon Amour" is a groundbreaking, poetic masterpiece that combines the story of a fragile love affair with the collective trauma of the atomic bomb. Written by Marguerite Duras, the film is a hymn to the resilience of the human spirit, inviting the audience to reflect on themes of memory and loss, using non-linear editing and striking cinematography to explore a French actress's personal grief for a lost lover and the historic destruction of Hiroshima. The captivating cinematography, a mix of documentary footage from Hiroshima and fictional scenes, adds emotional weight to the innovative narrative of a haunting, cinematic exploration whose lasting impact makes it a must-see for cinephiles everywhere. 

FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.