Hiroshima Mon Amour
Hiroshima mon amour (1959)

DIRECTOR(S): Alain Resnais

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.

10 Kinolab Clips

Opening Sequence

A woman (Emmanuelle Riva) and a man (Eiji Okada) discuss the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

Duration: 00:08:03
Timestamp: 00:02:38
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza

I Know What It Is To Forget

A woman (Emmanuelle Riva) and a man (Eiji Okada) discuss modern Hiroshima.

Duration: 00:05:17
Timestamp: 00:10:39
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza

Elle and Lui

A French actress (Emmanuelle Riva) and a Japanese architect (Eiji Okada) wake after a night together.

Duration: 00:04:54
Timestamp: 00:15:52
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza

A Movie About Peace

He (Eiji Okada) finds her (Emmanuelle Riva) on the film set and asks to see her again.

Duration: 00:07:07
Timestamp: 00:30:22
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza

"I Choose Nevers"

He (Eiji Okada) learns about her (Emmanuelle Riva) first love, a German solider (Bernard Fresson) who was killed before they could elope.

Duration: 00:04:58
Timestamp: 00:39:22
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza

The Cellar and the Tea Room

At a tea room, he (Eiji Okada) learns about the aftermath of her (Emmanuelle Riva) love affair spent locked by her parents (Pierre Barbaud, Stella Dassas) in a cellar.

Duration: 00:06:55
Timestamp: 00:45:08
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza