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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
FR
Genres:
Drama, History, Romance
Release:
June 1959
Production:
Argos Films, Como Films, Daiei Film, Pathé Overseas, Pathé Entertainment
Cast:
Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Stella Dassas, Pierre Barbaud, Bernard Fresson
Tags:
new love, france, atomic bomb, return, lover, architect, hiroshima, japan, black and white, family, extramarital affair, anti war, nouvelle vague
