Hiroshima mon amour
Year: 1959
Country: France, Japan
Director: Alain Resnais
Cast: Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Stella Dassas, Pierre Barbaud, Bernard Fresson
Genre: drama, romance
Runtime: 91 min.
Age: 16+
Country: France, Japan
Director: Alain Resnais
Cast: Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Stella Dassas, Pierre Barbaud, Bernard Fresson
Genre: drama, romance
Runtime: 91 min.
Age: 16+
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.
Awards & Festivals:
Academy Awards, USA, Nominee – Oscar (Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen)
Cannes Film Festival – FIPRESCI Prize, Nominee: Palme d'Or
BAFTA Awards – UN Award
French Syndicate of Cinema Critics – Critics Award (Best Film)
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, Nominee – Silver Ribbon (Best Foreign Director)
