Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
Directed by Alain Resnais · 92 min · Drama, History, Romance
64.7 TOPICAL score · #1,022 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959, directed by Alain Resnais) has a TOPICAL score of 64.7 - ranked 1,022 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and audience, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.7/10 (963 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 42 languages.
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.7/10 (963 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 42 languages
- Still read13,450 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Stella Dassas, Pierre Barbaud
“Along with films such as Breathless (1960) and The 400 Blows (1959), Hiroshima mon amour brought international attention to the new movement in French cinema and is widely considered to be one of the most influential films of the French New Wave.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10